Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control

 The fire on a giant oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been delivered beneath manipulate however is nonetheless not extinguished, the navy stated Saturday.

Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and 4 Indian ships have been struggling with the fire the MT New Diamond considering that Thursday.

The tanker, carrying almost two million barrels of crude oil, used to be drifting about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from Sri Lanka's jap coast and on Friday nighttime a tug boat towed it to the deep sea away from land, stated navy spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva.

One of the crew was killed and the other one was injured because of fire. Both are Filipino.

The injured 1/3 engineer has been hospitalized in secure condition.

The fire started out in an engine room boiler however had now not unfold to the tanker’s oil storage region and no leak has been reported, the navy said. Sri Lankan officers have warned of viable large environmental harm to Sri Lanka’ if the ship leaks or explodes.

The head of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority, Darshani Lahandapur, stated Sri Lanka does no longer have the sources or potential to fight such a huge catastrophe and had appealed for assist from regional countries.

She stated her agency plans to take prison motion over the fire.

The tanker had 23 crew individuals — 18 Filipinos and 5 Greeks. Twenty-one crew left the tanker unhurt as the hearth burned.

The tanker used to be transporting crude oil from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the Indian port of Paradip, the place the state-owned Indian Oil Corp. has a refinery. 

 The fire on a giant oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been delivered beneath manipulate however is nonetheless not extinguished, the navy stated Saturday.

Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and 4 Indian ships have been struggling with the fire the MT New Diamond considering that Thursday.

The tanker, carrying almost two million barrels of crude oil, used to be drifting about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from Sri Lanka's jap coast and on Friday nighttime a tug boat towed it to the deep sea away from land, stated navy spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva.

One of the crew was killed and the other one was injured because of fire. Both are Filipino.

The injured 1/3 engineer has been hospitalized in secure condition.

The fire started out in an engine room boiler however had now not unfold to the tanker’s oil storage region and no leak has been reported, the navy said. Sri Lankan officers have warned of viable large environmental harm to Sri Lanka’ if the ship leaks or explodes.

The head of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority, Darshani Lahandapur, stated Sri Lanka does no longer have the sources or potential to fight such a huge catastrophe and had appealed for assist from regional countries.

She stated her agency plans to take prison motion over the fire.

The tanker had 23 crew individuals — 18 Filipinos and 5 Greeks. Twenty-one crew left the tanker unhurt as the hearth burned.

The tanker used to be transporting crude oil from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the Indian port of Paradip, the place the state-owned Indian Oil Corp. has a refinery. 

 The fire on a giant oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been delivered beneath manipulate however is nonetheless not extinguished, the navy stated Saturday.

Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and 4 Indian ships have been struggling with the fire the MT New Diamond considering that Thursday.

The tanker, carrying almost two million barrels of crude oil, used to be drifting about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from Sri Lanka's jap coast and on Friday nighttime a tug boat towed it to the deep sea away from land, stated navy spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva.

One of the crew was killed and the other one was injured because of fire. Both are Filipino.

The injured 1/3 engineer has been hospitalized in secure condition.

The fire started out in an engine room boiler however had now not unfold to the tanker’s oil storage region and no leak has been reported, the navy said. Sri Lankan officers have warned of viable large environmental harm to Sri Lanka’ if the ship leaks or explodes.

The head of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority, Darshani Lahandapur, stated Sri Lanka does no longer have the sources or potential to fight such a huge catastrophe and had appealed for assist from regional countries.

She stated her agency plans to take prison motion over the fire.

The tanker had 23 crew individuals — 18 Filipinos and 5 Greeks. Twenty-one crew left the tanker unhurt as the hearth burned.

The tanker used to be transporting crude oil from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the Indian port of Paradip, the place the state-owned Indian Oil Corp. has a refinery.