Indian Oil Corp's VLCC catches fire off Colombo: sources
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Indian Oil is picture outside a fuel station in New Delhi, India August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
The ship had sailed from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait, carrying Kuwait Export Crude, Refinitiv Eikon ship tracking data showed. Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Authority said it would take measures to prevent any possible oil leak from the tanker, which was carrying 270,000 tonnes or the equivalent of about 2 million barrels of oil, domestic media said.
“The fire happened at 7.45 a.m. India time,” added the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “The nature is explosion and fire and serious injury to the crew. The crew wants to abandon the ship.”
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