>> OFFICIALS IN SRI LANKA ARE

>> OFFICIALS IN SRI LANKA ARE TRYING TO HANDLE AND DISASTER

TRYING TO HANDLE AND DISASTER

TRYING TO HANDLE AND DISASTER CARGO SHIP HAS BEEN BURNING IN

CARGO SHIP HAS BEEN BURNING IN

CARGO SHIP HAS BEEN BURNING IN THE COAST FOR WEEKS NOW AND IS

THE COAST FOR WEEKS NOW AND IS

THE COAST FOR WEEKS NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO SINK AT ANYTIME.

EXPECTED TO SINK AT ANYTIME.

EXPECTED TO SINK AT ANYTIME. LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM ANNA

LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM ANNA

LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM ANNA COREN STANDING IN HONG KONG.

COREN STANDING IN HONG KONG.

COREN STANDING IN HONG KONG. WHAT ARE THE DETAILS?

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS?

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? >> JOHN THE FIRES ARE BURNING,

>> JOHN THE FIRES ARE BURNING,

>> JOHN THE FIRES ARE BURNING, NOT AS INTENSE AS IT WAS BEFORE

NOT AS INTENSE AS IT WAS BEFORE

NOT AS INTENSE AS IT WAS BEFORE BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN BURNING FOR

BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN BURNING FOR

BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN BURNING FOR A WEEK.

A WEEK.

A WEEK. THIS SINGLE POOR BASE SHIP HAS

THIS SINGLE POOR BASE SHIP HAS

THIS SINGLE POOR BASE SHIP HAS COME FROM INDIA AND WAS LOADED

COME FROM INDIA AND WAS LOADED

COME FROM INDIA AND WAS LOADED UP IN THE PORT AND WAS MAKING

UP IN THE PORT AND WAS MAKING

UP IN THE PORT AND WAS MAKING ITS WAY THERE VIA COLOMBO WHERE

ITS WAY THERE VIA COLOMBO WHERE

ITS WAY THERE VIA COLOMBO WHERE THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TROUBLE.

THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TROUBLE.

THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TROUBLE. AUTHORITIES ARE SAYING THAT THE

AUTHORITIES ARE SAYING THAT THE

AUTHORITIES ARE SAYING THAT THE SHIP, WHICH I SHOULD ADD IS

SHIP, WHICH I SHOULD ADD IS

SHIP, WHICH I SHOULD ADD IS RATHER NEW IT'S ONLY A FEW

RATHER NEW IT'S ONLY A FEW

RATHER NEW IT'S ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, HAS TRIED TO DOCK

MONTHS OLD, HAS TRIED TO DOCK

MONTHS OLD, HAS TRIED TO DOCK INTO QATAR AND INDIA

INTO QATAR AND INDIA

INTO QATAR AND INDIA COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH

COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH

COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH WAS REFUSED TO DOCK.

WAS REFUSED TO DOCK.

WAS REFUSED TO DOCK. IT THEN A KURD OFF THE COAST OF

IT THEN A KURD OFF THE COAST OF

IT THEN A KURD OFF THE COAST OF CUBA, THE COAST OF COLOMBO

CUBA, THE COAST OF COLOMBO

CUBA, THE COAST OF COLOMBO WHERE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION.

WHERE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION.

WHERE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD CONTAINED

THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD CONTAINED

THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD CONTAINED THIS EXPLOSION AND THEN THERE

THIS EXPLOSION AND THEN THERE

THIS EXPLOSION AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE ON SHOES DAY,

WAS ANOTHER ONE ON SHOES DAY,

WAS ANOTHER ONE ON SHOES DAY, AND THAT IS ONE TO MEMBERS OF

AND THAT IS ONE TO MEMBERS OF

AND THAT IS ONE TO MEMBERS OF THE 25 MAN CREW WERE INJURED.

THE 25 MAN CREW WERE INJURED.

THE 25 MAN CREW WERE INJURED. BUT EVERYBODY MANAGED TO BE

BUT EVERYBODY MANAGED TO BE

BUT EVERYBODY MANAGED TO BE EVACUATED.

EVACUATED.

EVACUATED. OBVIOUSLY FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW

OBVIOUSLY FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW

OBVIOUSLY FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW DESPERATELY TRYING TO PUT OUT

DESPERATELY TRYING TO PUT OUT

DESPERATELY TRYING TO PUT OUT THIS FIRE, THEY'VE BEEN

THIS FIRE, THEY'VE BEEN

THIS FIRE, THEY'VE BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH

STRUGGLING TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH

STRUGGLING TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BLAZE BECAUSE OF THE

TO THE BLAZE BECAUSE OF THE

TO THE BLAZE BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE HEAT.

INTENSE HEAT.

INTENSE HEAT. BUT JOHN, YOU MENTIONED THIS

BUT JOHN, YOU MENTIONED THIS

BUT JOHN, YOU MENTIONED THIS ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER THAT IS

ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER THAT IS

ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER THAT IS PENDING.

PENDING.

PENDING. FISH SHIPPED CONTAINS OVER 1400

FISH SHIPPED CONTAINS OVER 1400

FISH SHIPPED CONTAINS OVER 1400 CONTAINERS, MANY OF THEM HAVE

CONTAINERS, MANY OF THEM HAVE

CONTAINERS, MANY OF THEM HAVE FALLEN OFF, BUT THEY CONTAIN 25

FALLEN OFF, BUT THEY CONTAIN 25

FALLEN OFF, BUT THEY CONTAIN 25 TONS OF NITRIC ACID AS WELL AS

TONS OF NITRIC ACID AS WELL AS

TONS OF NITRIC ACID AS WELL AS OTHER CHEMICALS.

OTHER CHEMICALS.

OTHER CHEMICALS. IF THE SHIP SINKS, NOT ONLY

IF THE SHIP SINKS, NOT ONLY

IF THE SHIP SINKS, NOT ONLY WILL THERE BE CHEMICALS

WILL THERE BE CHEMICALS

WILL THERE BE CHEMICALS POTENTIALLY LOSE, IF THESE

POTENTIALLY LOSE, IF THESE

POTENTIALLY LOSE, IF THESE CONTAINERS BREAK OPEN.

CONTAINERS BREAK OPEN.

CONTAINERS BREAK OPEN. BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE A

BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE A

BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE A MASSIVE OIL SPILL.

MASSIVE OIL SPILL.

MASSIVE OIL SPILL. THERE ARE 350 TONS OF OIL ON

THERE ARE 350 TONS OF OIL ON

THERE ARE 350 TONS OF OIL ON THE SHIP, SRI LANKAN OFFSHORE

THE SHIP, SRI LANKAN OFFSHORE

THE SHIP, SRI LANKAN OFFSHORE THESE ARE WORKING DESPERATELY

THESE ARE WORKING DESPERATELY

THESE ARE WORKING DESPERATELY TO TRY TO CONTAIN THE OIL SPILL

TO TRY TO CONTAIN THE OIL SPILL

TO TRY TO CONTAIN THE OIL SPILL THAT IS ALREADY COMING FROM THE

THAT IS ALREADY COMING FROM THE

THAT IS ALREADY COMING FROM THE SHIP.

SHIP.

SHIP. SRI LANKA NORTH ALREADY SAY

SRI LANKA NORTH ALREADY SAY

SRI LANKA NORTH ALREADY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OIL

THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OIL

THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OIL BOOMS, SO THEY'VE CALLED THE

BOOMS, SO THEY'VE CALLED THE

BOOMS, SO THEY'VE CALLED THE INDIAN AUTHORITIES TO ASSIST

INDIAN AUTHORITIES TO ASSIST

INDIAN AUTHORITIES TO ASSIST WITH THAT, THEY ARE SENDING

WITH THAT, THEY ARE SENDING

WITH THAT, THEY ARE SENDING PLANES AND TUGBOATS.

PLANES AND TUGBOATS.

PLANES AND TUGBOATS. OTHER VESSELS ARE TRYING TO

OTHER VESSELS ARE TRYING TO

OTHER VESSELS ARE TRYING TO PREVENT WHAT UNFOLD.

PREVENT WHAT UNFOLD.

PREVENT WHAT UNFOLD. THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM THAT

THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM THAT

THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM THAT IS FACING THE AUTHORITIES.

IS FACING THE AUTHORITIES.

IS FACING THE AUTHORITIES. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE SHIP

THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE SHIP

THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE SHIP IS GOING TO SINK, IF IT IS

IS GOING TO SINK, IF IT IS

IS GOING TO SINK, IF IT IS GOING TO SINK, AND IF THERE

GOING TO SINK, AND IF THERE

GOING TO SINK, AND IF THERE WILL BE AN ENVIRONMENTALISTS

WILL BE AN ENVIRONMENTALISTS

WILL BE AN ENVIRONMENTALISTS ASTRONAUTS A RESULT OF THAT.

ASTRONAUTS A RESULT OF THAT.

ASTRONAUTS A RESULT OF THAT. JOHN?

JOHN?

JOHN? >>