The MT New Diamond was carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India
New Delhi:
One different fire has broken out on the completely loaded supertanker that was ablaze just a few days prior to now off the coast of the Sri Lanka, the Indian Navy said for the time being. Efforts have been intensified to hold the fireside under administration.
Fire-fighting instruments and further belongings and personnel are enroute to hold the blaze under administration.
“Re-ignition of fireside observed on Starboard (Correct) aspect of MT New Diamond. Fire-fighting & boundary cooling efforts intensified to hold fire under administration. Salvage Workforce has arrived at scene. Additional belongings, salvage personnel & FF instruments moreover enroute,” the Navy Spokesperson tweeted along with photos of rescue operations.
The Navy tweeted photos of the tanker that has caught fire for the second time
The MT New Diamond, a extremely huge crude service (VLCC) chartered by the Indian Oil Firm, was carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil from Kuwait to India’s Paradip and had caught fire on Thursday. With the help of the Indian Navy, Sri Lanka had effectively put out the fireside ultimate week and towed the ship away from land.
It was being escorted by INS Sahyadri, the Navy had said.
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 inside the boiler explosion inside the engine room.
A spill from the ship might set off an “environmental disaster”, Ashok Sharma, managing director of shipbroker BRS Baxi in Singapore, had warned, info firm Reuters had reported ultimate week.
The fires come barely higher than a month after a state of “environmental emergency” triggered by the spill of about 1,000 tonnes of gasoline oil from a Japanese bulk service, MV Wakashio, when it ran aground on a reef in Mauritius.
