Sri Lanka, June 30 -- An expert committee appointed by the Marine Environment Protection Authority has revealed the death of sea turtles and other fish reported in recent weeks was due to environmental damage caused by the burning of the X-Press Pearl vessel, the Attorney General informed Court today.
Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Tennakoon made these remarks when the magisterial inquiry into the fire ravaged container ship was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrama.
Tennakoon submitted to court that a large number of sea creatures including 176 sea turtles, 20 dolphins and four whales have been died so far as a result of the fire broke out aboard the vessel.
The Deputy Solicitor General said the remarks ma...