Foreign news report on oil spill, incorrect - Godahewa (Update) State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness - Dr. Nalaka Godahewa has said that the foreign news reporting of an oil spill near the stricken ship - MV Xpress Pearl is ''incorrect''. "Both Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Coast Guards who have anchored near ''MS Expresd Pearl'' confirmed to me today that news report by a foreign channel about a large oil spil is incorrect. Imagery could be misleading. In any case we are dispatching experts today also to verify same," he has Tweeted. ------------(Previous Update : June 10, 2021, 10:04:10 am)------------ Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images A large oil slick surrounding the MV XPress Pearl ship has been captured by satellite images. Satellite images show a huge oil slick flowing from part of the damaged ship. Pic: Planet Labs The X-Press Pearl began to sink on 2 June after a fire broke out on board. The ship was laden with chemicals.The incident has been described as Sri Lanka''s "worst marine ecological disaster".Images showing dead turtles washing ashore and beaches covered in plastic pellets have emerged as authorities issued a ban on fishing in the area.Now, satellite images reveal a huge oil slick has poured into the water surrounding the damaged vessel.