Crew Tried to Offload Ship Due to Toxic Leak
The operators of the ship, X-Press Feeders, told reporters that the leak had begun well before the ship reached Sri Lanka. The crew of the X-Press Pearl reportedly asked to offload its cargo due to the leak at earlier stops in both India and Qatar, but, the company said, these ports turned them away, saying “there were no specialist facilities or expertise immediately available to deal with the leaking unit.”
