Chennai: An oil tanker carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India caught fire near the coast of Sri Lanka which has now been moved to safe water off the coast. Defense officials said Saturday that members of the fire brigade are trying to extinguish the fire. However, the oil has not yet leaked. He said that control of the flames and two-meter crack with two explosions in the oil tanker has been achieved.
“With the help of aircraft including the Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lankan Navy and ALP winger, the MT New Diamond vessel was successfully transported in safe waters 35 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka,” the officials said. is.” According to the defense release, the fire team is continuously trying to control the fire, the fire has decreased and till now there is no news of oil spill.
It is noteworthy that a tanker coming from Kuwait to India was set on fire on the east coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday. One member of the 24-member crew is missing and the other is injured, while on September 4, the vessel saw a crack. The Panama-registered tanker New Diamond carries 2,70,000 tonnes of crude oil and the fire started from the vessel’s engine room off the Sangamanakanda coast in Sri Lanka’s eastern district, Ampara.
