It was reported that the container ship was denied entry in the Hamad Port of Qatar and in Hazira Port of India before entering to the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka.[15][16] However, the operators of X-Press Pearl refuted the reports regarding the denial of entry of the container ship in the ports of Qatar and India.[17] X-Press Feeders, the owners of the vessel, said the crew had discovered a container leaking nitric acid and had requested Hamad Port in Qatar and Hazira to offload it.