Cargo ship fire blamed as marine carcasses wash ashore

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A dead blue whale has been found on a beach in northern Sri Lanka, the latest of several bodies of marine animals washing ashore in the past few weeks - a phenomenon that locals blame on the burning of a cargo ship last month.

The whale was found on Kayts island off Jaffna peninsula on Tuesday, said an official from the Marine Environment Protection Agency (Mepa).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 18, 2021, with the headline Cargo ship fire blamed as marine carcasses wash ashore. Subscribe