X-Press Pearl’s wreck to be removed after South West Monsoon season

• They will continue to minimise pollution and monitor the wreck’s condition and report daily to experts ashore

The removal of the MV X-Press Pearl’s wreck from the seabed off Sri Lanka will start once the South Westerly Monsoon season ends, operator of the ill-fated vessel said. 

The period in question covers the month of June until September. “Due to the exposed nature of the anchorage to the prevailing South Westerly Monsoon, it is likely that the wreck removal can only start after the SW monsoon subsides; caretaker services will remain on site until then,” Singapore-based X-Press Feeders said. 

They will continue to minimise pollution and monitor the wreck’s condition and report daily to experts ashore and Government agencies.