The ship carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India had caught fireside on Thursday.
New Delhi:
The fireside on board oil tanker MT New Diamond has been “effectively contained” with India’s help, the Sri Lankan Navy talked about at current, together with that the ship has been towed to the deep sea away from land.
“The fireside on board MT New Diamond has been effectively contained to the next extent. On account of the blended operation, the ill-fated oil tanker has been secured from all sides.” the Lankan Navy talked about in a press launch.
The oil tanker is in the intervening time 70 km away from Sri Lankan coast and is being escorted by INS Sahyadri, in keeping with the latest exchange from the Indian Navy.
The ship carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India had caught fireside on Thursday.
#WATCH On-scene commander INS Sahyadri is escorting Sri Lankan oil tanker, MT New Diamond, & monitoring the state of affairs. The ship has been towed 70-km away from Sri Lanka coast. Tug Alp Winger is handing over the tow to Tug TTT1 & turning into a member of fire-fighting efforts. pic.twitter.com/LHkLKjz80Z
– ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
Indian ships pressed into service after the Lankan Navy sought assist to manage a hearth onboard the tanker off the coast of Sangamankanda throughout the japanese district of Ampara.
The disaster assist operation was joined by Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sarang, ICGS Sujay, TTT One – a tug equipped with firefighting gear {{and professional}} firefighters, and 02 Dornier airplane of Indian Coast Guard since earlier evening time, the discharge acknowledged.
The oil tanker had 23 crew members – 18 Filipinos and 5 Greeks. Twenty-two of the 23 member crew had been safely rescued off the tanker — a Filipino sailor died throughout the boiler explosion throughout the engine room.
The continuous cooling influence by way of the disaster assist operation has managed the fire-spread, the Sri Lankan Navy talked about, together with that there is not a risk of an oil spill up to now.
With inputs from PTI
