The AFP quoted Chief Executive Shmuel Yoskovitz as having said that the damages wouldn’t be paid for causing Sri Lanka’s worst case of environmental pollution. Tonnes of microplastic granules from the ship inundated an 80km stretch of beach along Sri Lanka’s western coast. Despite its willful negligence in bringing in a dangerous vessel to our waters without any warning, X-Press Feeders Chief Executive Shmuel Yoskovitz has rejected the open-ended nature of the penalty. He said X-Press Feeders had already spent US$170 million to remove the wreck, clean up the seabed and beaches, and compensate affected fishermen. It remains unclear how Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court could enforce its decision.