Fire Breaks Out Close To Sri Lanka In Indian-Going Tanker Vessel Carrying Crude Oil From Kuwait


Posted September 4, 2020 by webpressglobal

One of his helicopters was involved in the rescue operation. According to Russia’s official news agency, all the personnel, except two members of the shipping crew, have left the tanker and are in a rescue boat at sea.

 
Colombo, a tanker vessel carrying crude oil from Kuwait took a massive fire near the east coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday after which 24 members of the shipping crew were missing and others injured. This information was given by a Navy spokesman. Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Capt. Indica Silva said that the Panama-registered tanker ‘ New Diamond ‘ was carrying 2, 70000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India. However, a fire took off in its engine room on the coast of Sangamankanda in the eastern district of Anpara. The spokesman said, at least four ships were dispatched for fire extinguishers and rescue operations.
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