Sri Lanka ship disaster: Photos show sunken, destroyed remains of MV X-Press Pearl

MV X-Press Pearl, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship, which caught fire on May 20, was reportedly carrying 1,486 containers out of which large numbers fell into the sea before the fire was doused.

India has dispatched its naval ship INS Sarvekshak, fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, to support Sri Lanka's survey efforts being undertaken in the vicinity of the ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl and off Colombo. MV X-Press Pearl, the Singapore-flagged cargo ship that caught fire on May 20, was reportedly carrying 1,486 containers out of which large numbers fell into the sea. The fire was doused after an extensive India-Sri Lanka joint operation as part of Operation Sagar Aaraksha 2.