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MT New Diamond: AG submits further Rs.100 m claim

25 Sep 2020

The Attorney General (AG) submitted a further claim of Rs. 100 million to the owners of the crude oil tanker MT New Diamond, increasing the total claim to Rs. 440 million. On 16 September, the AG submitted an interim claim of Rs. 340 million to the lawyers representing the owners of the oil tanker, for the costs incurred by the Sri Lankan Government in the assistance rendered to the ship and other related matters. The claim sought compensation for the costs related to the assistance rendered by all stakeholders, including the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), and Department of Coast Conservation, in extinguishing the fire onboard the oil tanker and other related matters. AG’s Co-ordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne yesterday (24) revealed that the owners of the MT New Diamond informed AG Dappula de Livera of their agreement to fully settle the interim claim by the government stakeholders of Rs. 340 million.


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