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An oil patch has appeared off Sri Lanka’s southern coast following the sinking of an Iranian warship. With over 25% of global oil transit passing through these waters, the region is highly vulnerable. Experts are calling for the "polluter pays principle" to be applied. By Kamanthi Wickramasinghe.

mongabay.ccOil patch appears after IRIS Dena sinking in Sri Lanka; origins still unverifiedHIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka — On Saturday, March 7, three days after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was torpedoed by a U.S Navy submarine close to the southern coast off Galle in Sri Lanka, fishers and…

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