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Fire at Colombo Port ship extinguished; full investigation ordered
The Fire Department at Colombo Port successfully extinguished a sudden fire that broke out on a ship anchored at the JCT 4 jetty in the early hours of yesterday, Ministry sources said.
The fire erupted on the MSC Cape Town, a vessel belonging to a Geneva-based shipping company. The ship had arrived at the Port of Colombo from Singapore and was scheduled to unload 995 containers and load 880 containers, according to Port authorities.
Ports, Shipping, and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has instructed the Chairman of the Port Authority, Keith Bernard, to conduct a full investigation into the incident.
The Republic of Korea Navy Ship Kang Gam Chan arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit this morning (22 Apr 25).
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
Kang Gam Chan is a 149.5m long Destroyer commanded by Captain Kuon Yong Gu, and is manned by a crew of 262.
The ship is scheduled to depart the island on 24 Apr.
The Vatican has announced the Pope’s funeral will take place on Saturday, 26 April at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST).
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation to appoint Kamal Amarasinghe, a Special Grade Officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service currently serving as the Secretary to the Ministry of Highways, Transport, Housing and Construction of the North Western Provincial Council to the post of the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic
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