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History
NameNew Diamond
OwnerPorto Emporios Shipping Inc, Piraeus, Greece
Port of registry Panama
BuilderMitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding - Chiba, Japan
Laid down14 December 1999
Launched10 August 2000
Completed29 November 2000
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeVLCC
TypeOil Tanker
Tonnage
  • 160,079 GT
  • 299,986 DWT
Length330.0 m (1,082.7 ft)
Beam60.0 m (196.9 ft)
Installed powerSingle Diesel Engine
Speed15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)

MT New Diamond is a very large crude carrier. On 3 September 2020, the ship caught fire off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in the death of a Filipino crew member.[1][2]

Ship

The ship was built as Ikomasan by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in Chiba, Japan.[3] Its keel was laid on 14 December 1999, it was launched on 10 August 2000, and was delivered on 29 November 2000.[3] In 2013, it was renamed Diamond Warrior, and again to New Diamond the following year.[3] New Diamond has a gross tonnage of 160,079 GT and a deadweight tonnage of 299,986 DWT.[3] It measures 330 metres (1,080 ft) long, with a beam of 60 metres (200 ft), and is powered by a single diesel engine that gives it a speed of 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h).[3] Current owner is the Greek company Porto Emporios Shipping Inc.[4]

Fire

On 3 September 2020, a fire broke out in the engine room of New Diamond at around 07:45 local time, when the ship was about 65 kilometres (40 mi) east of Sri Lanka in the Sangaman Kanda Point.[5][6] At the time, the ship was carrying 270,000 tonnes of oil from Kuwait to the Paradip refinery in India, with 18 Filipino and five Greek crewmembers on board.[7][5] The cargo was loaded on 23 August 2020 at Mina al Ahmadi and was due to arrive at Paradip on 5 September.[8] The ship was chartered for the voyage by the Indian Oil Corporation.[9]

Reuters reported that the fire was triggered by an explosion and was initially brought under control before spreading upwards to the ship's bridge.[10] The Sri Lankan Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said it believed that the ship's cargo tanks were intact following the fire, but that a slight oil slick had been sighted, perhaps from the fuel oil on board.[7] MEPA said that early on 4 September two explosions were reported from New Diamond, though the Sri Lankan Army said that there was no danger of an oil leak at the time.[11][12]

In the meantime, the government of the Maldives had expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needed to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.[13]

Rescue operations

19 sailors were rescued by the commercial vessel Helen M, two by the Sri Lanka Navy ship Sayura, and one by the Navy ship Ranarisi, which landed a rescue party aboard New Diamond. A Filipino crew member died in the fire.[13][14] 22 crew members were rescued and one person who sustained burn injuries was admitted to the Kalmunai Hospital.[14] A total of four Sri Lankan ships responded to the incident, as well as a B200 Beechcraft surveillance aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force.[15][7][16] International responders included an Indian Coast Guard ship and three Indian Navy vessels, and two Russian Navy ships that were in Sri Lanka for scheduled exercises at the time.[7][17] In addition, a MI-17 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force is also deployed for Bambi Bucket Operations.[18]. At the moment, SLNS Sindurala, SLNS Sayura & Shanghai 3 class FAC SLNS Ranarisi of the Sri Lanka Navy have been deployed.

References

  1. ^ CNN, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud. "One dead as firefighters battle blaze aboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "One crew member of MT New Diamond Crude Oil Tanker reported dead: Sri Lanka Navy". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e "New Diamond (9191424)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "New Diamond". www.aukevisser.nl. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ^ a b "Tanker With 2 Million Barrels of Oil Catches Fire Off Sri Lanka". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. ^ "Blaze reined in on supertanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact". CNA. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  7. ^ a b c d "International Response to Fire on VLCC Tanker in the Indian Ocean". The Maritime Executive. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Crude oil carrier with 200,000 MT cargo on fire off SriLanka". EconomyNext. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  9. ^ "Indian Oil-tanker fire update: 1 missing, 1 injured out of 23 crew". The Indian Express. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  10. ^ "Blaze breaks out again on oil tanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact". Reuters. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  11. ^ "'No oil leak from MT New Diamond', yet - Marine Environment Protection Authority". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  12. ^ "No danger of an oil spill in Sri Lankan waters from burning Supertanker – Navy". EconomyNext. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  13. ^ a b "Oil tanker towed from Sri Lanka shoreline amid spill fears". BBC. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  14. ^ a b "Crewman killed as oil tanker fire rages for second day off Sri Lanka coast". France 24. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  15. ^ "UPDATE: Air Force deploys 'Beechcraft' to assist in rescue efforts of the ship in distress". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka Oil Tanker Fire breaks out again ship abandoned Indian and Russian ships join rescue". EconomyNext. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  17. ^ "Warships join fight to put out blaze on oil tanker off Sri Lanka". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  18. ^ LBO (2020-09-04). "MT New Diamond now lies about 35 kilometers off the coast: Sri Lanka Navy". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2020-09-04.


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