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T1 X-Press Pearl Maritime Disaster: Sri Lanka - Report of the UN Environmental Advisory Mission
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 
A2 Partow, Hassan
A2 Lacroix, Camille
A2 Le Floch, Stephane
A2 Alcaro, Luigi
K1 oil pollution
K1 chemical pollution
K1 marine pollution
K1 plastic waste
K1 pollution
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 transboundary environmental impact
K1 air pollution
K1 marine fauna
K1 fishery resource
K1 environmental monitoring
K1 Sri Lanka
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36608
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36608
NO The X-Press Pearl incident is the worst maritime disaster to have struck Sri Lanka. It has had a significant impact on Sri Lanka’s sensitive coastal environment, local communities and the economy. Moreover, the event continues to unfold, and its active pollution generation phase will only come to closure with the elimination of the risks from the wreck and containers lost at sea. Along with uncertainties of cascading environmental damage, the incident’s complexity stems from the range of pollutants involved - oil, hazardous chemicals and plastics – and the lack of clarity regarding the nature and status of a substantial part of the vessel’s cargo. Moreover, the growing geographic extent of the plastic spill - the largest on record - is expected to have transboundary impacts further compounding the problem.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026