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05 Oct 2020

ICG escorts immobile oil tanker MT New Diamond out of Sri Lankan waters

The tanker which was rendered immobile or ‘dead in the water’ after a severe blaze in the engine room is being towed by a team of salvors that have been arranged by the vessel’s owners. From its current position off Dondra Head, which is the southernmost point of the Sri Lankan coast, very large crude carrier MT New Diamond is headed for Fujairah, the largest port on the Eastern seaboard of the UAE. As per the ICG, Pollution control vessels, Samudra Pavak and Sumdra Praheri with an onboard helicopter and ICSG Shaunak with pollution response gear have been deployed to escort MT New diamond, an undertow at high seas.

10 Sep 2020

No fire or smoke from MT New Diamond for over 48 hours

MT New Diamond the very large crude carrier (VLCC), that is held 50 miles off the Sri Lanka coast has neither been ablaze nor emitted smoke for over 48 hours. Due to the efforts of ICG ships and their Sri Lankan counterparts, the oil slick (diesel from the explosion) to the rear of the ship has also started disintegrating. Four Indian Coast Guard (ICG) vessels are on-site to closely monitor the situation.

09 Sep 2020

Oil slick near MT New Diamond is from explosion, not cargo hold, say sources

According to the captain of the MT New Diamond and the salvors who are on-site, the slick was formed by the fuel which was powering the ship(from the tank) and was not from the cargo hold. This comes amid reports of an oil leak from the vessel. Structurally too, only the superstructure (tower) of the cargo vessel which houses the accommodation section is badly damaged owing to the blaze. The ships rear-portion(aft), as seen in the images has sunken(trim) about 3-feet into the water given the amounts of seawater and foam that was sprayed to control the blaze. A tea of salvors have also boarded the MT New Diamond for inspection and the appropriate course of action for employing larger tugs, as a part of salvage and towing will be undertaken. It is also said that the trim at the rear portion of the ship would be corrected.

08 Sep 2020

Fire on board MT New Diamond doused, ship's rear-portion sinks by 3 feet

The fire on-board very large crude carrier (VLCC) MT New Diamond off the Sri Lanka coast was doused on Tuesday. The boundary cooling is being done to prevent re-ignition. The fire, which had re-ignited on Septemeber 7, had almost risen to a height of up to 60 meters from the main weather-exposed deck of the ship.

07 Sep 2020

Re-ignition of fire observed on MT New Diamond, says Indian Navy

Indian Navy on Monday said that a re-ignition of the fire was observed on the starboard side of the oil tanker MT New Diamond. The Indian Navy said that fire-fighting and boundary cooling efforts were intensified to bring the fire under control.

06 Sep 2020

MT New Diamond Fire off Lankan coast: No oil spill reported, cargo hold safe

Coast Guard helicopters that are embarked on the ships are also being launched regularly for aerial assessment, planning the further course of action. Aerial recce is also being conducted by Sri Lankan Air Force Beachcraft and water spraying via Bambi Bucket is being carried out by Sri Lankan Air Force MI-17 helicopter. The Indian authorities are maintaining continuous liaison and co-ordination with Sri Lankan Navy/Coast Guard and other authorities for augmentation and effective response.

Indian Coast Guard

04 Sep 2020

ICG helps Lankan Navy douse fire onboard oil tanker, 22 crew members rescued

Twenty-two out of 23 crew members have been rescued since the ICG fire fighting ships assisted in successfully dousing the fire onboard earlier on Friday. The rescue mission is being jointly conducted by Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, ICG ships, and Sri Lankan Navy, and two emergency towing vessels have been deployed by India.

Indian Coast Guard

03 Sep 2020

Coast Guard vessels rushed to Sri Lankan coast for firefighting on oil tanker

Three Indian Coast Guard ships have been rushed to the Central-eastern Sri Lankan coast to help fight a massive fire onboard MT New Diamond, a Panama-flagged oil tanker. India's Coast Guard have mobilized vessels - Shaurya, Sarang and Samudra ‘pehredar’ to assist in fighting the fire. Besides the Coast Guard vessels, a Dornier aircraft has also been deployed for the operation. The fire-engulfed oil-tanker is located about 36 nautical miles from the Sri Lankan coast

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