Xinhua News Agency, Colombo, September 7 (Reporter Tang Lu) The Sri Lankan Navy issued a statement on the evening of the 7th, saying that due to the extremely high temperature inside the cabin and strong external winds, the "New Diamond" tanker fire was extinguished and re-ignited.
The statement said that the "New Diamond" tanker is currently anchored at about 30 nautical miles (about 55 kilometers) from the east coast of Sri Lanka. The weather conditions in the sea area are bad. Strong external winds and extremely high temperature inside the cabin caused the fire to occur after being extinguished. Resurgence.
The Sri Lankan media quoted Naval Spokesperson De Silva as saying that the fire has not yet reached the tanker's oil storage area and large-scale fire fighting operations are being carried out under severe weather conditions.
According to reports, the "New Diamond" tanker carrying 270,000 tons of crude oil, sailed from Kuwait to India's Paradip Port.
In the early morning of the 3rd, the engine room of the tanker exploded when it was traveling to the eastern waters of Sri Lanka, causing a fire.
Of the 24 crew members on board, 23 people including the captain were rescued, and one crew member working in the engine room was killed.
The Sri Lankan Navy issued a statement on the evening of the 6th saying that after nearly 79 hours of hard work, the fire had been completely extinguished, but at the same time it warned of the possibility of a resurgence at any time.