The owners of the X-Press Pearl ship have agreed to pay an interim compensation to Sri Lanka to cover the cost of damage caused by the fire on the ship.
X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl, have agreed to pay Rs. 720 million to cover the cost of compensation for fishermen affected by the fire.
“AG has informed that a payment of US $ 3.6 million will be paid for the Fishermen next week by the XPressPearl Agents, as the initial payment of the First Interim Damage Claim of $40 Million made by the AG for the Period 20th May to 3rd June” State Fisheries Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said. (NewsWire)