Environmental Disaster Looms as Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinks Near Sri Lanka

It’s one of the worst marine disasters Sri Lanka has ever seen and now a massive cleanup effort is underway. The Sri Lankan Navy says a cargo ship carrying tons of chemicals partially sank after catching fire on May 20th. The blaze burned for more than a week before it could be extinguished on June 1st. The ship is the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl and reports say its stern is resting on the ocean floor about 70 feet deep. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.