The Sri Lanka Navy stated today (4) that as at present, there was no risk of oil spilling from the Panama-flagged MT New Diamond oil tanker, which is currently on fire and drifting some 22 nautical miles off the Sri Lankan coast.
The priority now is to bring the fire on-board the vessel under control and render it safe, Admiral Y.N. Jayarathna, Director - Naval Operations told the media at a press conference this afternoon.
The fire is currently concentrated along the port side of the vessel in the region of its superstructure.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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