Video: Newly-built X-Press box ship suffers fire
Boxship delivered in February hit by blaze off Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan fire fighters have responded to a fire on the brand-new X-Press Feeders’ 2,743-teu X-Press Pearl in the anchorage off Colombo.
The Sri Lankan Navy received a distress call on Thursday 20th May. Navy photos show the vessel engulfed in smoke and flames.
A tug operated by the Sri Lankan Ports Authority was despatched to tackle the blaze. An inspection team managed to board the vessel last night and suspect a chemical reaction was the cause of the accident.
The X-Press Pearl has a crew of 25 seafarers from the Philippines, China, India and Russia. As yet there are no reports as to the welfare of the crew
