One Filipino crew member died after a boiler in the primary engine room exploded, inflicting the hearth, the Sri Lankan Navy stated. All different individuals on board, 22 in all, had been rescued from the ship, which is carrying 270,000 metric tons of crude oil.
Pictures and video confirmed thick black smoke pouring from one finish of the Panamanian-flagged tanker, MT New Diamond, 38 nautical miles (70 kilometers) off Sangamankanda Level in southern Sri Lanka.
Chatting with CNN, Sri Lankan Navy Captain Indika Desilva stated that as of Friday morning native time, the hearth was “nonetheless on.”
“Efforts are on to stop the hearth from spreading to the cargo oil. No data has been obtained of an oil spill but. Firefighting continues,” he stated.
The Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Pressure, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard are all working to place out the hearth.
In response to an announcement from the Sri Lankan Navy, at present the hearth has had “no impact” on the oil saved on board, and “mandatory steps are being taken to stop the hearth from spreading to these crude oil storage services.”
“There may be nonetheless no danger of the ship leaking oil into the ocean,” the assertion stated.