The Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, stated the Marine Environment Protection Authority had actually notified the Attorney General Dapula de Livera as well as various other appropriate authorities that authorization allowing the MT New Diamond to leave Sri Lankan waters will just be given after the settlements are finished concerning oil contamination damages.

MEPA Chairperson Darshani Lahandapura validated that authorization was not provided to tow-away the petroleum vessel, MTNew Diamond Lawyers standing for the shipowners had actually interacted the contract to theAttorney General The proprietors of MT New Diamond had actually consented to work out the complete insurance claim of Rs 442 Million previously made by Sri Lanka.

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The Panamanian flagged vessel was bring 270,000 tonnes of crude as well as 1,700 tonnes of diesel to Paradip port in India from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi inKuwait A fire burst out when the service provider remained in the eastern seas of Sri Lanka on third September 2020 at around 8:00 AM. The fire began as a result of a surge in a central heating boiler in the ship’s primary engine space when it was cruising 38 maritime miles off Sangamankanda Point.

The MT New Diamond was run by 23 team participants consisting of 5 Greeks as well as 18 Philippine nationals. One participant of the ship’s team was eliminated as well as an additional seriously hurt in the fire. A traveling restriction was troubled their captain by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

It was additionally reported that 1700 statistics lots of diesel needed for using the vessel is kept onboard. Later, a panel of MEPA designated researchers sent an acting record to the Attorney General as well as validated that there was an oil leakage from MT New Diamond leading to aquatic contamination.

Reference: newsfirst.lk