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First death confirmed in New Diamond blaze as battle to save oil tanker continues

Sri Lankan authorities say one seafarer has died on Greek-owned very large crude carrier

Tanker ablaze: A Sri Lankan Navy boat sprays water on the New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corporation, that was carrying the equivalent of about 2 million barrels of oil, after a fire broke out off the east coast of Sri Lanka on September 4.
Tanker ablaze: A Sri Lankan Navy boat sprays water on the New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corporation, that was carrying the equivalent of about 2 million barrels of oil, after a fire broke out off the east coast of Sri Lanka on September 4.Photo: SRI LANKAN AIRFORCE/REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 4 September 2020, 08:40Updated 4 September 2020, 16:55
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