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17 containers fall overboard from cargo vessel

Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
Category: Technology
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: August 01, 2026 at 11:08

๐Ÿ“ Summary

The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has announced that 17 empty containers have fallen overboard from a merchant vessel and are currently drifting in the sea approximately 17 nautical miles west of the Port of Colombo. The incident occurred in the sea area near latitude 06ยฐ54โ€ฒ North and longitude 079ยฐ32โ€ฒ East. The Department said [โ€ฆ]

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