Citizen Fact Check This has already been fact-checked by Shayan Sardarizadeh, Journalist at BBC Verify, who tweeted on January 15 that the image and video being used are from 2021, "showing a container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka". Remember #MVXPressPearl disaster? x.com/Shayan86/statu…
Another vessel from #Singapore based Xpress Feeder MV X-Press Kailash, had caught fire 🔥 enroute to #SriLanka according to container-news. 👇 Sri Lanka is still trying to estimate the environmental damage from #MVXPressPearl disaster. #Pollution #IOR container-news.com/x-press-feeder…
We have just published our 3rd paper about the #nurdles spilled during the #mvxpresspearl disaster in #srilanka. Check out this thread by lead author Bryan D. James, PhD (he/him) for a great little summary on what we found! Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Oceanswell
This collab came together within days of the disaster. So grateful to conduct important research steeped in science that can drive change on the ground #mvxpresspearl Schmidt Ocean Bryan D. James, PhD (he/him) Christopher Reddy Michelle DiBen (edetto) Lihini Aluwihare Nurdle Patrol Oceanswell Schmidt Ocean
Did it! Won a best paper award for our first publication related to thr #mvxpresspearl disaster. We’ve published two more since and have another on the way. Thanks Schmidt Ocean for supporting us!