Plastic pellets that got washed ashore from fire-damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl is collected by the naval officers and kept in sacks on the beach at Kapungoda, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 3, 2021. Authorities were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as the Singapore-flagged ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main port. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
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