The fully laden Indian Oil Corp., or IOC, chartered super tanker is still on fire, and eight ships and tugs are trying to salvage the cargo and prevent an oil spill, a Sri Lankan navy spokesperson said Sept. 3. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “The main focus at present is to stop the fire, prevent it from spreading to the cargo and so far we have been successful,” the spokesperson told S&P Global Platts over the phone. The New Diamond — a 20-year old VLCC controlled by New Shipping — was carrying around 260,000 mt of Kuwaiti crude from Mina al Ahmadi to Paradip when it caught fire in the engine room Sept. 2, close to 38 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s coast. There has been no spillage from the cargo or from the bunker tanks so far, the spokesperson […]