A fire on a supertanker abandoned off Sri Lanka’s east coast has been extinguished, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman said on Sunday.
Race To Assess Damage To Stricken Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka
An international team of salvage experts arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday to assess damage to a fire-stricken oil tanker off the east coast, officials said, as fear mounted for an environmental disaster if …
Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses and Farmers Benefit from More Than Half a Billion Dollars in COVID-19 Support in Asia-Pacific Region
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Experts join efforts to salvage burning tanker off Sri Lanka
A team of experts is joining efforts to salvage a large oil tanker that has been burning for the fourth day Sunday off Sri Lanka …
Stricken oil tanker pushed further away from Sri Lanka
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.