Tanker with two million barrels of oil ablaze off coast of Sri Lanka
Navy deploys naval and coast guard vessels and a helicopter for firefighting operations
05 September 2020 - 11:04
An oil tanker loaded with two million barrels of Kuwaiti crude was towed further away from the Sri Lankan coast on Saturday, as rescuers continue to fight a fire that started Thursday morning.
The blaze has been reduced, and so far, no oil slick has been reported, the Indian Coast Guard said in a Twitter post on Saturday morning. The tanker was sailing toward India’s Paradip refinery...
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