There are fears that hundreds of tonnes of oil could spill into the sea off Sri Lanka from a stricken cargo ship, adding to what is already a major environmental disaster.
The container ship caught fire and huge quantities of plastic pellets on board have already spread along Sri Lanka’s western coastline, polluting pristine beaches and threatening the country’s fishing industry.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Secunder Kermani.
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Nobody reports the identity of the ship owners? Who owns the cargo? Was the cargo of chemicals for industry or waste chemicals to be disposed of? Where was the cargo bound for? Did the ship have adequate fighting equipment for tis dangerous cargo? Is the ship and cargo insured? Who are the beneficiaries? Why are there no vessels installing barriers to limit the spread of pollution? Why is the clean-up team so small? Why aren’t the chemical companies providing modern equipment to clean up the chemicals and dangerous cargo?
The media (BBC) never seems to interview the politicians that are paid to manager problems and to protect the community. The cameras always seem to point at poor labourers with simple hand tools not up to the massive task of cleaning, protecting and assisting the victims.
Sri Lanka a beautiful country with most corrupted uneducated political crooks in the world, who never served its citizens. They sale the whole country to China. If you are a Sri Lankan and university educated just go abroad and never come back
Prayer to Sri lankan
The world is just turning more and more to shit
I am sad and mad the same time
This is a crime! We need to save our oceans. Who will be held accountable for this catastrophe? Likely, no one.
Why lie inn the description. Oil poring out.
How many times has this happened before?. How many times will this happen again? Answer: as long as there is a single drop of Oil left inside to Earth to pump out and sell for profit. The Earth could look like a Mad Max nuclear winter, and still they will pump the Oil.
Shipping company or the country belongs were not helping in any way at-least to clean? who’s dirt is this and who are cleaning it finaly,
Gotabaya lost .🐮🐮👈
This incident should be an eye opener suggesting improved and increased fire safety procedures and equipments need to be installed on ships carrying dangerous cargo.
Wow you're from India. Just shut up, nobody gives a shit.
This happened because of the politics of sri lanka… my country is being destroyed day by day due to politics… I request international attention not to destroy a beautiful country…..😣😣😣
There is ongoing violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem , where reporters and peaceful activists are being arrested and beated.
Israel hasn't abided by the ceasefire rules.
This sort of disaster has been multiplied all over land and sea and air, yet we continue with fossils. We humans love to destroy our world apparently because we aren't stopping the oil and gas companies.
I want to scream, this happens again and again these things are completely avoidable
Srilanka planed this one
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Please save humanity from covid 19 virus and climate change
How many times honestly. How many F king times.
Terrible, so sorry 😔
Again
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Ultimately the main sufferings will be suffered by thousands of innocent sea creatures including dolphins & turtles.
It was not an accident but man made!! The corrupt government needs money urgently from the world bank and others, so this is most convenient. As usual, the poorest will not get a cent out of it. Things like this happen a lot in Sri Lanka. I feel sorry for the masses.
Indians stands with Srilanka for what?? 😂😂 clowns everywhere
🌟The Sri Lankan government was able to put out the fire but did not put it out Greed for compensation🤬, politicians destroy a good country😞
Payback for supporting and giving port operations contract to China
And yet government was really really fast!
Why didn't the U.S interfer?
Looks like climate has one step closer
@BBC YOUR AUDIO IS SO LOW TO HEAR
Where the fcuk that story came from. ? All state run government media laundries in sri lanka says there's no single drop of oil is leaking from this damn ship. In sri Lanka 90%media is controlled by this lousy barberic government, so we are in a dilemma whome to believe or what to believe anymore! This is a full scale Media cover-up campaign by srilankan government . Its a pretty much looks like a dangerous conspiracy against democracy
It’s all on greedy people who blocks all attempts to use renewable energy
Fuckk
No problem … "fuk the nature" make money , get rich… once the world is gone … you will take your money into the ground, they should be banned from transporting on sea, pay for all the damage and pay for the sea / ocean to be cleaned 100% , when will that happen?
Dont go to sri lanka. It is not a paradise anymore, it is now becoming worst live hell in the world.
If there's potentially going to be an oil spill, why is there no inflatable oil containment boom around the area? If you're anticipating an oil spill, put something in place to contain the oil, oil floats ffs.
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People are piece of shitt
The question is who did allow this ship to enter into Sri Lanka? Corrupted politicians right
Sri Lanka or the Earth?
Who owns the ship? where does it come from.
Soo bad😟😞
We could use all of the money gained from Carbon Footprint Taxes to get this sorted. Does that make sense?
Can they not quickly take another vessel and transfer all the oil into the new ship? I mean, we’re exploring Mars with a helicopter by now. This should be easy done.
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On 20 May, the vessel caught fire off the coast of Colombo. By 27 May it declared a total loss. It was still afloat, and the fire was thought to be under control by Sri Lankan Navy, Airforce & Indian Coast Guard. After burning for 12 days, the vessel sank on 2 June as it was being towed away to deeper waters. This is the worst marine ecological disaster in Sri Lankan history!