A blaze on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka was finally extinguished Wednesday, authorities said, but while no crude has escaped the cargo, diesel leaking from the ship’s engine raised fears for …
Sri Lanka to sue supertanker owner after fires
Posted . Sri Lanka will take legal action against the owner of the oil supertanker that caught fire last week as there …
Latest fire extinguished on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Fresh fires that erupted on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka are under control again, the country’s navy said Wednesday. A new blaze broke out Monday on the MT New Diamond, which …
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries recognises Singer Sri Lanka for outstanding performance
Singer Sri Lanka PLC has been commended for its exceptional sales performances, best sales improvement and their contribution for VRF Inverter Multi system Air Conditioning Solutions of Mitsubishi …
Second fire on oil tanker off Sri Lankan coast now under control: Navy
The fresh fire on board a giant oil tanker that went up in flames last week off Sri Lanka’s eastern waters while carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India is now under control, the Lankan Navy said …
Sri Lanka tea storm swirls around Lebanon president
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has come under fire after it emerged that tea donated by Sri Lanka for victims of the Beirut blast was distributed instead to families of his presidential guards.
Sri Lankan navy tows stricken tanker away from coast, Indian plane sprays trailing slick
The Sri Lankan navy towed a stricken supertanker away from the Indian Ocean island’s east coast on Wednesday, while an Indian Coast Guard plane sprayed chemical dispersants on a long oil slick that …
Fresh fires on oil tanker off Sri Lanka under control
Fresh fires that erupted on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka are under control again, the country’s navy said Wednesday. A new blaze broke out Monday on the MT New Diamond, which was carrying …
Kilometre-long Slick Left By Burning Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka
A stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka that has been on fire since last week has left a kilometre-long (0.6 mile) slick across the Indian Ocean, the country’s navy said Wednesday, sparking fears of an …
Sri Lanka Spots Oil Slick From Fire-Stricken Supertanker
Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker off the country’s east coast, as efforts to extinguish a fire on board continued. Sri Lankan …