On this episode of Maritime Industry Today, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner, and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at US Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) - discusses the fire that has engulfed MV X-Press Pearl and the dangers of such occurrences on board containerships and why the Sri Lankans refuse to allow the ship to enter port. Explosion rocks X-Press Pearl, all crew evacuated as Sri Lanka prepares for the worst https://splash247.com/explosion-rocks-x-press-pearl-all-crew-evacuated-as-sri-lanka-prepares-for-the-worst/ X-Press Feeders https://www.x-pressfeeders.com/ X-Press Pearl Updates https://www.x-pressfeeders.com/Home/Articles/70 Cargo Fire Erupts on Containership Off Sri Lanka https://gcaptain.com/cargo-fire-erupts-on-containership-off-sri-lanka/ Chemical Fire on ‘X-Press Pearl’ Under Control Off Colombo, Sri Lanka -Operator https://gcaptain.com/chemical-cargo-fire-on-x-press-pearl-under-control-off-colombo-sri-lanka-operator/ ‘X-Press Pearl’ Fire Flares Up, Ship Evacuated https://gcaptain.com/x-press-pearl-fire-flares-up-ship-evacuated/ කොළබ පිටත ගිනි ගන්නා නැව, Burning M V X-Press Pearl, Colombo Out Harbour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkcIjRFudeE