Oil Tanker Catches Fire off Coast of Sri Lanka
At a Glance The tanker was carrying nearly 300,000 tons of crude oil.One crew member was killed and another injured.Officials warned of the potential for massive environmental damage. One crew member was killed and another was injured after fire broke out on an oil tanker off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday. There were concerns of potentially massive environmental damage from the nearly 300,000 tons of crude oil the tanker MT New Diamond was carrying, but the Indian...