1 June 2021 02:12 am Views - 160
The CID yesterday recorded statements from the Captain, Chief Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer of the X-Press Pearl vessel in connection with the complaint made by the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) over the environmental damage due to the fire.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that the statements were recorded at a hotel in Wellawatte.
He said the Captain and the Chief Engineer of the vessel are Russian nationals while the Deputy Engineer is an Indian national.
The MEPA had lodged a complaint with the Colombo Harbour Police on May 23 to take legal action against the Captain of the X-Press Pearl ship, which caught fire near the Colombo Harbour and its
parent company.