Laden New Shipping VLCC suffers major fire off Sri Lanka

One Filipino crew member missing, as blaze reportedly confined to engine room for now

A Sri Lankan Airforce photo shows smoke from the VLCC New Diamond after it suffered a fire off Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan Airforce photo shows smoke from the VLCC New Diamond after it suffered a fire off Sri Lanka.Scanpix
Published 3 September 2020, 07:36Updated 3 September 2020, 13:28
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