The ship MS X-Press Pearl could not be towed after the rear of the ship touched the sea floor off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
She devastated by a fire for 13 days off Colombo she sank this Wednesday with several hundred tons of oil in her deposits, which raises concerns that the ecological disaster that has already caused off the coast of Sri Lanka will worsen.
It could be the worst environmental disaster, the cargo ship on fire is polluting the coast
Half the ship is still afloat with smoke coming out of the cargo holds.