Marine Environment Protection Authority has lodged a complaint with the Forshore Police against the Captain of the X-PRESS PEARL vessel and its owners over the destruction caused.
"Raging fire largely been controlled & parts of #MVXPressPearl now clearly visible even as the fight continues. Hoping for more good news" @IndiainSL pic.twitter.com/SpZtdElRXH
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 27, 2021
Meanwhile Poly Plastic pellets from the X-Press Pearl ship had also washed up on Bambalapitiya and Dehiwala beaches.