Fuel patches seen off Sri Lanka's coast as fire is extinguished on oil tanker
(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) COLOMBO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Last Thursday, the Sri Lanka Navy said that the crude oil tanks on board the MT New Diamond oil tanker which caught fire in Sri Lanka's eastern seas remained unharmed and the fire on-board the ship had been completely doused.
The MT New Diamond is carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil and was heading to the Paradip Port in India from Kuwait when a fire broke out in its engine room a week earlier, threatening to cause a massive oil spill in the Indian Ocean while being in Sri Lanka's eastern waters.
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 shows the trails of fuel patch on the sea off Sri Lanka's eastern coast.(Sri Lanka Air Force Media/Handout via Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 shows the trails of fuel patch on the sea off Sri Lanka's eastern coast.(Sri Lanka Air Force Media/Handout via Xinhua)
Staff members board the MT New Diamond oil tanker to conduct investigations on the sea off Sri Lanka's eastern coast, Sept. 10, 2020.(Sri Lanka Navy Media/Handout via Xinhua)■
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