Wildlife officials carry away the carcass of a turtle that was washed ashore at the beach of Angulana, south of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on June 24, 2021.
Sri Lanka’s government believes they were killed by the hundreds of tonnes of chemicals and plastics leaking from the ship. He said they had also received the first report of a shoal of reef fish dying at Hikkaduwa, a southern tourist resort area known for its rich coral reefs.“So far we have collected the carcasses of 115 turtles, 15 dolphins and five whales,” the official said, asking not to be named.
Around 1,200 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets and other debris that blanketed beaches have been scooped up and are being stored in 45 shipping containers.Local police have launched a criminal probe against the ship’s captain, chief engineer, chief officer as well as its local agent.
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