The Sri Lanka Air Force took this photograph of the stricken container ship after it had been burning for seven days. AFP
The Singaporean ship 'MV X-Press Pearl' burns in the background as people collect debris from the ship, which is anchored off Colombo port at Kapungoda, near Colombo, Sri Lanka. India this week sent vessels to help douse the blaze. AP Photo
Sri Lankan Navy soldiers remove debris washed ashore from the Singapore-registered container ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is still burning, a ninth consecutive day, off Colombo harbour in Sri Lanka. AFP
A charred container off the container ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is still on fire off Colombo harbour. AFP
A Sri Lanka Navy ship tries to douse the fire on the 'MV X-Press Pearl'. AFP
Sri Lankan soldiers remove debris from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' that washed ashore on a beach in Colombo. AFP
Debris from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' being cleared from a beach near Colombo. AFP
Bags of debris collected after washing ashore from damaged containers on the burning cargo vessel 'MV X-Press Pearl' off the coast of Negombo, about 31km north-west of Colombo. EPA
Military personnel involved in clearing beaches wear protective clothing. The 'MV X-Press Pearl' was carrying a chemical cargo when it caught fire off Sri Lanka. EPA
Clean-up teams clear debris from the fire-ravaged 'MV X-Press Pearl'. EPA
Material washed ashore in Sri Lanka from the 'MV X-Press Pearl'. AFP
Bags of debris being removed from a beach in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka. Reuters
Debris from the burning 'MV X-Press Pearl' affected stretches of the Sri Lanka coast near the capital, Colombo. AFP
The Sri Lanka Air Force took this photograph of the stricken container ship after it had been burning for seven days. AFP
The Singaporean ship 'MV X-Press Pearl' burns in the background as people collect debris from the ship, which is anchored off Colombo port at Kapungoda, near Colombo, Sri Lanka. India this week sent vessels to help douse the blaze. AP Photo
Sri Lankan Navy soldiers remove debris washed ashore from the Singapore-registered container ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is still burning, a ninth consecutive day, off Colombo harbour in Sri Lanka. AFP
A charred container off the container ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is still on fire off Colombo harbour. AFP
A Sri Lanka Navy ship tries to douse the fire on the 'MV X-Press Pearl'. AFP
Sri Lankan soldiers remove debris from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' that washed ashore on a beach in Colombo. AFP
Debris from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' being cleared from a beach near Colombo. AFP
Bags of debris collected after washing ashore from damaged containers on the burning cargo vessel 'MV X-Press Pearl' off the coast of Negombo, about 31km north-west of Colombo. EPA
Military personnel involved in clearing beaches wear protective clothing. The 'MV X-Press Pearl' was carrying a chemical cargo when it caught fire off Sri Lanka. EPA
Clean-up teams clear debris from the fire-ravaged 'MV X-Press Pearl'. EPA
Material washed ashore in Sri Lanka from the 'MV X-Press Pearl'. AFP
Bags of debris being removed from a beach in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka. Reuters
Debris from the burning 'MV X-Press Pearl' affected stretches of the Sri Lanka coast near the capital, Colombo. AFP
The Sri Lanka Air Force took this photograph of the stricken container ship after it had been burning for seven days. AFP
