Sri Lanka sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms

Sri Lanka sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms

Energy Daily

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Colombo (AFP) June 4, 2021

Environmentalists on Friday sued the Sri Lankan government and operators of a container ship loaded with chemicals and plastic that burned offshore for almost two weeks, as international experts prepared to deal with a possible oil spill. The private Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) petitioned the Supreme Court alleging that local authorities should have been able to prevent what they ca

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