COLOMBO, June 12 (AFP): Sri Lanka is seeking US$40 million in damages from the operator of a ship that left massive pollution when it caught fire off the country's west coast, officials have announced.
Ports and shipping minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said an interim claim had been lodged with X-Press Feeders, which controls the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl.
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