By Waruna Karunatilake and Nidhi Verma COLOMBO/NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The owners the New Diamond supertanker which caught fire with a cargo of two million barrels of oil aboard has agreed to pay 340 million rupees ($1.84 million) to Sri Lanka for its help in extinguishing the blaze and averting disaster. The interim claim is for services provided by the Sri Lankan … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Seeks at Least $1.9 Million in Damages from New Diamond Owner
By Waruna Karunatilake and Nidhi Verma COLOMBO/NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.9 million) from the owner of the stricken oil supertanker New Diamond for assistance given to the vessel since it caught fire on Sept. 3, the coordinating officer to the country's attorney general said. Nishara Jayaratne said the cost was for … [Read more...]
Salvors Repair Ruptured Tank on Fire-Hit New Diamond Off Sri Lanka
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has initiated repair work on the ruptured fuel oil tank in the engine room of a stricken fully loaded oil supertanker after plugging the leak, the country's Navy said. The supertanker is currently 52 nautical miles (96 kms) from the Sri Lankan coast, Navy spokesman Indika de Silva said. "Salvors are on board, they … [Read more...]
A Short List of Major Oil Spills from Ships
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker carrying roughly 2 million barrels of oil that has been engulfed in intermittent fires since an explosion on Sept. 3. Oil from the engine room of the 20-year old 'New Diamond' tanker "appears to have leaked out to the sea" following regular … [Read more...]
New Diamond Towed Further Out to Sea
By Waruna Karunatilake and Arjuna Ranawana COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan navy towed a stricken supertanker away from the Indian Ocean island's east coast on Wednesday, while an Indian Coast Guard plane sprayed chemical dispersants on a long oil slick that trailed in its wake. A fire broke out in the engine room of the Greek-owned New Diamond tanker last … [Read more...]