<p>Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the X-Press Pearl container vessel to pay $1bn in compensation for the devastating environmental and economic damage caused when the ship caught fire and sank off Colombo in 2021. Described by the court as “the most severe marine environmental catastrophe in the country’s history”, &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/sri-lankas-top-court-orders-1bn-payout-over-x-press-pearl-disaster/</p></p>