British and Dutch experts arrived in Sri Lanka to assist MT New Diamond, the oil tanker which caught fire off Sri Lankan shores.
The Sri Lanka Navy said that the ten experts arrived at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).
The MT New Diamond was towed 40 nautical miles (NM) away from Sri Lankan shores yesterday.
The Navy said that efforts to completely extinguish the fire on the ship were still ongoing.
#MTNewDiamond #Update
Fire under control.@SpokespersonMoD @DefenceMinIndia @PetroleumMin@srilanka_navy @IndiainSL https://t.co/2KHhpSXIbO pic.twitter.com/cJ2VPtHn3T— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) September 6, 2020
Update from Indian Coast Guard at 11.47 am today
06 Ships, 01 Dornier Aircraft & 01 Helo @IndiaCoastGuard alongwith 01 @srilanka_navy Ship & Aircraft and 04 Tug Boats persist with efforts to douse fire #MTNewDiamond and monitoring any possible oil slick. ETV Ocean Bliss ex-Chennai joined operation AM today.@DefenceMinIndia pic.twitter.com/BYKiCv6CHN
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) September 6, 2020