Casualities details
Ship casualties, including types of incidents, specific dates, and additional narrative details.
Casualty details
UPDATE: On 10 January the forward section of the wrecked vessel left Sri Lankan waters aboard heavy load carrier GPO Amethyst, headed for a certified decommissioning facility in Indonesia for dismantling, recycling, and disposal.
Update: Vessel wreck to be removed. Salvage operations to begin in the coming weeks.
20-May-2021 : A fire erupted on the 2,743 teu X-Press Pearl yesterday afternoon off Colombo. The ship, which was carrying around 25 tons of nitric acid among is cargoes, radioed for help and the Sri Lankan navy dispatched a number of vessels to douse the severe blaze at an anchorage 9.5 nautical miles from Colombo port.