We have a narrow window to act. The sea, once betrayed, is slow to forgive. If #Kerala fails to learn from Colombo, we too will face empty beaches, poisoned nets, and endless courtrooms.

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John Kurien writes on lessons Kerala must learn to avoid another #XPressPearl.

Seafarers detained as ‘leverage’ against shipowners and insurers, claims X-Press Pearl in-house lawyer GOVERNMENTS sometimes detain seafarers for years on end to strengthen their hand in negotiations over the bill for clean-up costs, an in-house lawyer from X-Press Feeders has claimed. Ravi Muthusamy, ...

Seafarers detained as ‘leverage’ against shipowners and insurers, claims X-Press Pearl in-house lawyer

Russian master still held in Sri Lanka four years after casualty

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#Crewing #Law #Casualty #Insurance #Marine #AsiaPacific #SriLanka #XPressPearl #IMO #Plymouth

In 2021, the containership #XPressPearl caught fire and sank off the Sri Lankan coast, leading to an absolutely massive spill of plastic nurdles that killed thousands of sea turtles, fish and birds.

These are some of the largest disasters but there are many more.