斯里兰卡下令对2021年沉船造成的环境破坏赔偿10亿美元。 Sri Lanka orders $1 billion compensation for environmental damage from sunken ship in 2021.

斯里兰卡最高法院已命令悬挂新加坡国旗的集装箱船X-Press Pearl的船主为该国历史上最严重的海洋污染事件支付10亿美元的赔偿。 Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ordered the owners of the Singapore-flagged container ship MV X-Press Pearl to pay $1 billion in compensation for the worst marine pollution incident in the country's history. 2021年6月,这艘船在一次火灾后沉没在科伦坡附近,造成严重的环境破坏,包括许多海洋物种的死亡和海滩污染。 The ship sank off Colombo in June 2021 after a fire, causing severe environmental damage, including the death of numerous marine species and pollution of beaches. 赔偿将用于恢复受影响的海洋和沿海环境。 The compensation is to be used for restoring the affected marine and coastal environments.