Toxic chemical slick appears around the damaged container ship

The concerns of the Sri Lankan authorities and citizens are increasing after a large slick surrounding the damaged container ship ” MVXPress Pearl Vessel” in Sri Lanka, has been captured in satellites images and highly circulated in local and international media, the slick is several hundred meters long, and the substance was initially thought to be oil but a statement from the ship’s operator said there were “no confirmed reports of fuel oil pollution, but Srilankan marine biologists statements contradict with the government of Sri Lanka’s (GoSL) statement in this regard. The government also has restricted the investigations under the guise of ‘embedded media’ of the location of where the MVXPress Pearl Vessel wrecked. In the meantime, various kinds of marine creatures such as varieties of Dolphins and Sea turtles, and other marine organisms have been mysteriously washed ashore with eminent Toxic Chemical exposure. It is noteworthy that the ship loaded with chemicals began to sink on June 2 after a fire broke out onboard, and this incident has been described as “the worst marine environmental disaster in Sri Lanka”.