X-Press Pearl : Debris removal commences

 A salvage operation in underway to remove the X-Press Pearl wreck and the debris that settled in the ocean floor, said Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority.

Florida-based salvor Resolve Marine has mapped out the debris spread and has identified 180 target locations, from where the debris will be removed.

According to MEPA, the debris will be brought ashore and will be moved to a temporary facility in Wattala.

The debris removal process will be monitored 24/7 by MEPA officials from the MMA Prestige vessel.

Shanghai Salvage, a division of China’s Ministry of Transport, won the contract to remove the wreck of the sunken container ship X-Press Pearl from waters off the coast of Sri Lanka.