While the full extent of the damage is yet to be determined by the MEPA, the insurance com

pany for the ship has already compensated the Sri Lankan government to the tune of $7.85 million.

The Minister said that a nine-member team, with representatives from the Attorney General’s Department and the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), met representatives from insurers of X-Press Pearl in Singapore.

There is also an attempt to shift the case to a commercial high court there“This would allow us to have judges from different countries. This would actually be beneficial to us,” he added