{"id":143277,"date":"2021-05-22T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T05:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splash247.com\/?p=143277"},"modified":"2021-05-22T13:57:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T05:57:21","slug":"concerned-sri-lankan-authorities-demand-blaze-hit-boxship-heads-out-to-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splash247.com\/concerned-sri-lankan-authorities-demand-blaze-hit-boxship-heads-out-to-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerned Sri Lankan authorities demand blaze-hit boxship heads out to sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has instructed the master of the fire struck \r\n\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#00adeb;\" class=\"mt_tooltip\" data-mturl=\"\/en\/ais\/details\/ships\/shipid:6450863\/mmsi:563118200\/vessel:6450863\"  data-mmsi=\"563118200\" data-imo=\"9875343\" data-dwt=\"37000\" data-yob=\"\" data-typename=\"Container Ship\" data-typecolor=\"7\" data-countrycode=\"SG\" data-country=\"Singapore\" data-info=\"Container Ship [SG]\" data-photourl=\"https:\/\/photos.marinetraffic.com\/ais\/showphoto.aspx?shipid=6450863\" data-assetname=\"X PRESS PEARL\" data-assettype=\"Vessel\">X-Press Pearl<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.marinetraffic.com\/ais\/showphoto.aspx?shipid=6450863\" \/> to move the ship from its anchorage off Colombo and head out of Sri Lankan waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-month old vessel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/fire-erupts-on-boxship-carrying-25-tons-of-nitric-acid-off-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caught fire on Thursday evening<\/a><\/span>. Among its cargo are 25 tons of nitric acid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe company that owns the ship, its local agents and the insurance agent were instructed in writing to take immediate action to control the ship\u2019s fuel and chemicals from being mixed with the Sri Lankan marine system,\u201d Dharshani Lahandapura, the chairman of MEPA told local media on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blaze has been largely contained. However, two tugs are alongside dousing the ship in a bid to control the temperature of the vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough around 400 kilograms of dry chemicals were sprayed to contain the fire, given the difficulties in reaching inside the containers aboard the vessel, the containment efforts are not 100% successful,\u201dLahandapura said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka has recent memories of fighting fires on ships &#8211; having had to contain a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/crew-evacuates-laden-vlcc-off-sri-lanka-as-fire-erupts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive blaze on a Greek VLCC last year<\/a><\/span> that threatened its ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has instructed the master of the fire struck to move the ship from its anchorage off Colombo and head out of Sri Lankan waters. 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