The X-Press Pearl incident can be considered as the worst maritime disaster to have struck in the history of Sri Lanka. It had a significant impact on Sri Lanka’s sensitive costal environment, local communities and the economy. The extent of the disaster caught the attention of international bodies including the United Nations (UN). This paper …

Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis for shipping on Marine Environment: X-Press Pearl IncidentRead More

The X-Press Pearl incident can be considered as the worst maritime disaster to have struck in the history of Sri Lanka. It had a significant impact on Sri Lanka’s sensitive costal environment, local communities and the economy. The extent of the disaster caught the attention of international bodies including the United Nations (UN). This paper …

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment of X-press Pearl Marine DisasterRead More

The X-Press Pearl incident is the worst maritime disaster to have struck Sri Lanka. It has significantly impacted Sri Lanka’s sensitive coastal environment, local communities, and economy. In this situation, Sri Lanka is unable to manage itself. There Sri Lanka had to seek assistance from another country. In a short period, Sri Lanka has been …

Proposing a hazard identification and risk analysis system to mitigate the impact of shipping on the marine environmentRead More