Sri Lanka Oil Tanker Fire
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Fire-Hit Indian Oil-Chartered Tanker Owner To Pay $1.8 Million To Sri Lanka
The owners of the New Diamond supertanker which caught fire with a cargo of two million barrels of oil aboard have agreed to pay 340 million rupees ($1.84 million) to Sri Lanka for its help in extinguishing the blaze and averting disaster.
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Sri Lanka Court Summons Captain Of Oil Tanker That Caught Fire
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday issued a notice to the captain of the oil tanker that caught fire off the country's eastern coast to appear before it on September 28.
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Sri Lanka Navy Plugs Fuel Leak On Fire-Stricken Tanker
Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker off the island's east coast, the navy said Saturday, in a salvage operation after the huge week-long blaze.
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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.
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India Rushes Help To Battle Tanker Blaze Near Sri Lanka
India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on a stricken tanker loaded with a massive cargo of crude oil off Sri Lanka's eastern coast.
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Dornier Aircraft To Help Douse Fire Aboard Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka Coast
A Dornier aircraft is being launched from Chennai to Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka with 700 kilograms of dry chemical powder (DCP) for fire fighting operation onboard oil tanker MT New Diamond.
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Indian Supertanker Catches Fire Again While Being Escorted: Officials
Another fire has broken out on the fully loaded supertanker that was ablaze just a few days ago off the coast of the Sri Lanka, the Indian Navy said today. Efforts have been intensified to bring the fire under control.
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Fire On Oil Tanker Off Sri Lankan Coast Extinguished
A massive fire on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been extinguished, the island nation's navy said Sunday, as international salvage experts began to assess the damage over fears of an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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Watch: INS Sahyadri Escorts Oil Tanker That Caught Fire Off Lankan Coast
The fire on board oil tanker MT New Diamond has been "successfully contained" with India's help, the Sri Lankan Navy said today, adding that the ship has been towed to the deep sea away from land.
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Oil Tanker Fire Near Sri Lanka Coast "Under Control", Vessel Towed Away
A fire-stricken oil tanker was pushed away from Sri Lanka's coast and into deeper waters on Saturday, rescuers said, after successfully containing the blaze during a 36-hour operation.
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Sri Lanka Navy Says No Real Risk Of Spill After Oil Tanker Fire
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.
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Raging Tanker Fire Sparks Fears Of A New Indian Ocean Disaster
A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday, raising fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean.
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Oil Tanker Fire: Coast Guard Sends 3 Ships, Aircraft After Sri Lanka Seeks Help
The Indian Coast Guard today said it has pressed into action its three ships and a Dornier aircraft after the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control a fire onboard an oil tanker off the east coast of the island nation.
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Fire-Hit Indian Oil-Chartered Tanker Owner To Pay $1.8 Million To Sri Lanka
The owners of the New Diamond supertanker which caught fire with a cargo of two million barrels of oil aboard have agreed to pay 340 million rupees ($1.84 million) to Sri Lanka for its help in extinguishing the blaze and averting disaster.
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Sri Lanka Court Summons Captain Of Oil Tanker That Caught Fire
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday issued a notice to the captain of the oil tanker that caught fire off the country's eastern coast to appear before it on September 28.
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Sri Lanka Navy Plugs Fuel Leak On Fire-Stricken Tanker
Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker off the island's east coast, the navy said Saturday, in a salvage operation after the huge week-long blaze.
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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.
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India Rushes Help To Battle Tanker Blaze Near Sri Lanka
India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on a stricken tanker loaded with a massive cargo of crude oil off Sri Lanka's eastern coast.
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Dornier Aircraft To Help Douse Fire Aboard Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka Coast
A Dornier aircraft is being launched from Chennai to Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka with 700 kilograms of dry chemical powder (DCP) for fire fighting operation onboard oil tanker MT New Diamond.
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Indian Supertanker Catches Fire Again While Being Escorted: Officials
Another fire has broken out on the fully loaded supertanker that was ablaze just a few days ago off the coast of the Sri Lanka, the Indian Navy said today. Efforts have been intensified to bring the fire under control.
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Fire On Oil Tanker Off Sri Lankan Coast Extinguished
A massive fire on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been extinguished, the island nation's navy said Sunday, as international salvage experts began to assess the damage over fears of an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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Watch: INS Sahyadri Escorts Oil Tanker That Caught Fire Off Lankan Coast
The fire on board oil tanker MT New Diamond has been "successfully contained" with India's help, the Sri Lankan Navy said today, adding that the ship has been towed to the deep sea away from land.
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Oil Tanker Fire Near Sri Lanka Coast "Under Control", Vessel Towed Away
A fire-stricken oil tanker was pushed away from Sri Lanka's coast and into deeper waters on Saturday, rescuers said, after successfully containing the blaze during a 36-hour operation.
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Sri Lanka Navy Says No Real Risk Of Spill After Oil Tanker Fire
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.
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Raging Tanker Fire Sparks Fears Of A New Indian Ocean Disaster
A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burned out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka on Friday, raising fears of a major new oil spill in the Indian Ocean.
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Oil Tanker Fire: Coast Guard Sends 3 Ships, Aircraft After Sri Lanka Seeks Help
The Indian Coast Guard today said it has pressed into action its three ships and a Dornier aircraft after the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control a fire onboard an oil tanker off the east coast of the island nation.
