A fire-stricken oil tanker was pushed further away from Sri Lanka’s coast and into deeper waters on Saturday, rescuers said, after successfully containing the blaze during a 36-hour operation.
Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away
The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished, the navy said Saturday. Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and four Indian …
International brand “FootBalance” launched in Sri Lanka
FootBalance incorporated in Finland in 2003 which has been mastering the art and science of customised insoles and currently present in more than 50 countries in six continents, has now been launched …
Sri Lanka navy says no real risk of spill on stricken supertanker
There is no real risk of a spill from a fully loaded supertanker that caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka, a senior official in the Indian Ocean nation’s navy said on Friday. The fire that bro …
Sri Lankan, Indian ships, aircraft try to douse tanker fire
Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India have escalated efforts to douse a fire raging on an oil tanker off eastern Sri Lanka as authorities confirmed one crew member died in a boiler explos …
Factbox: Fully loaded supertanker catches fire off Sri Lanka
A fire broke out on a Panama-flagged supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka. One of its 23 crew is missing and presumed dead.
Oil tanker towed from Sri Lanka shoreline amid spill fears
A massive oil tanker on fire off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka is being towed out to sea amid fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean. The Panamanian-registered vessel, which began burning …
One dead as firefighters battle blaze aboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Firefighting crews from Sri Lanka and India are working to put out a large blaze aboard an oil tanker that has been burning since Thursday, off the coast of the south Asian island nation.
Crewman Killed As Oil Tanker Fire Rages For Second Day Off Sri Lanka Coast
A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday as authorities confirmed a Filipino crew member was killed in an explosion and fears grew of a major …
Ships, copters fighting fire as tanker drifts near Sri Lanka
Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India were escalating efforts to douse an oil tanker fire burning for a second day Friday as officials warned of …