News / X-Press Pearl captain and chief engineer detained in police probe into fire

The captain of the X-Press Pearl, which has been burning off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka for nearly two weeks, has been detained in the country, along with the chief engineer and deputy chief engineer, by order of Colombo Magistrates Court today.

Local reports suggest police enquiries have begun into how the vessel caught fire, and the steps taken by the crew to deal with unstable chemical cargo thought to have been the cause of the blaze.

The Sri Lankan CID ...