COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Navy said on Friday that a three-member team had boarded the MT New Diamond oil tanker, which caught fire in Sri Lanka’s eastern waters last Thursday to carry out an investigation after the fire had been completely doused.
Fireboats extinguish fire of the MT New Diamond oil tanker in the seas off Sri Lanka's eastern coast, on Sept. 8, 2020. The Sri Lanka Navy on Wednesday said a fire which had reignited onboard the MT New Diamond oil tanker on Monday has been brought under control and the distressed ship was being towed further away towards safe waters by a tug boat. SRI LANKA AIR FORCE MEDIA/HANDOUT VIA XINHUA