News / X-Press Pearl 'chemical' fire continues to flare up, but 'crew are all safe'

Photo: Sri Lanka Ports Authority

The fire on a feeder vessel anchored outside the Sri Lankan transhipment hub of Colombo continued over the weekend, despite initially being brought under control.

The 2,700 teu X-Press Pearl, owned and operated by X-Press Feeders and deployed on its Singapore-Middle East SMX service, reported the fire on 19 May while it was waiting for a berth at the port.

Firefighting tugs launched by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and Sri Lanka Navy helped bring the blaze under control, but it ...