Stricken oil tanker pushed away from Sri Lankan coast

Fire on large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast under control, no risk for oil spill

Fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond off Sri Lanka's eastern coast in September 4, 2020.

The Panamanian-registered New Diamond carrying 270,000 tonnes of crude had drifted dangerously close to the eastern shores of Sri Lanka since issuing a distress message on Thursday morning. "There is no oil slick reported," the Indian Coast Guard said after a joint effort by the two countries to contain the blaze.

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