By Yumiko PereraThe case pertaining to the doomed MV X-Press Pearl vessel was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Lochini Abeywickrama last Tuesday (13), and Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Tennakoon, who appeared on behalf of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), revealed that the exchange between the Captain of the X-Press Pearl vessel and the Harbour Master had been lost. The question however remains whether these discrepancies would ultimately impact the overall assessment of the damages incurred by the country owing to the disaster. 720 million as the initial interim claim for the X-Press Pearl disaster. Speaking with The Sunday Morning, Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation C.B. The MV X-Press Pearl vessel, which was carrying 325 metric tonnes (MT) of fuel in its tanks, caught fire on 20 May, approximately 9.5 nautical miles away from the Port of Colombo, where it had initially been anchored.

Source: The Nation July 18, 2021 07:41 UTC