Foreign experts have been deployed to help Sri Lanka contain a potential oil leak from a burnt-out container ship partially sunk off Colombo, the ship's operator said Friday. Representatives from the International Tankers Owners Pollution Federation and Oil Spill Response were onshore monitoring the MV X-Press Pearl, X-Press Feeders said. "They continue to coordinate with MEPA (Marine Environment Protection Authority) and the Sri Lankan navy on an established plan to deal with any possible spill of oil and other pollutants," the company said.

International experts off Sri Lanka oil spill. (2021, June 5). The Manila Times, p. B7.