Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera met the legal representatives of the owners of the MT New Diamond yesterday (14) at the AG’s Department, The Morning learnt.
AG’s Department Co-ordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said: “The lawyers representing New Shipping Ltd. from Athens, Greece, had a meeting with the AG, during which they discussed the upcoming legal proceedings over the claims and liabilities case raised by several stakeholders of the Government of Sri Lanka.”
Over the weekend, the crude oil tanker was towed at least 52 nautical miles (96 km) away from Sri Lanka’s eastern coastline.
“A leak was observed by the fire mitigation team and the salvors on board the ship worked closely with our team to plug the leak observed on the fuel oil tank in the engine room and repair it.
“The contents of the ruptured tank, which was mostly dirty water that had gathered following the continuous firefighting, were transferred into the ballast section,” Navy Spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva stated.
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), which chartered the ship to import oil to the Port of Paradip in eastern India from Kuwait, is waiting for the salvors' report which is expected within a week, IOC Chairman S.M. Vaidya told Reuters yesterday (14).
"We will be looking at the salvors' recommendation as to which is the nearest port they can tow the vessel to, for ship-to-ship transfer of the oil cargo to take place," Vaidya had told Reuters.
Reiterating that normally ship-to-ship transfer of the cargo doesn't happen in high seas due to rough weather conditions, eventually, the crude will be taken to the Port of Paradip refinery for processing, he added.
Seven tugboats were engaged to keep a vigil on the vessel and provide support to the salvors carrying out the repair work. New Shipping Ltd., the manager of the Panama-flagged New Diamond, appointed SMIT Singapore Pte. Ltd. to lead the salvage operations.MT New Diamond liabilities and claims: AG discusses with legal reps
15 Sep 2020
MT New Diamond liabilities and claims: AG discusses with legal reps
15 Sep 2020
Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera met the legal representatives of the owners of the MT New Diamond yesterday (14) at the AG’s Department, The Morning learnt.
AG’s Department Co-ordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said: “The lawyers representing New Shipping Ltd. from Athens, Greece, had a meeting with the AG, during which they discussed the upcoming legal proceedings over the claims and liabilities case raised by several stakeholders of the Government of Sri Lanka.”
Over the weekend, the crude oil tanker was towed at least 52 nautical miles (96 km) away from Sri Lanka’s eastern coastline.
“A leak was observed by the fire mitigation team and the salvors on board the ship worked closely with our team to plug the leak observed on the fuel oil tank in the engine room and repair it.
“The contents of the ruptured tank, which was mostly dirty water that had gathered following the continuous firefighting, were transferred into the ballast section,” Navy Spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva stated.
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), which chartered the ship to import oil to the Port of Paradip in eastern India from Kuwait, is waiting for the salvors' report which is expected within a week, IOC Chairman S.M. Vaidya told Reuters yesterday (14).
"We will be looking at the salvors' recommendation as to which is the nearest port they can tow the vessel to, for ship-to-ship transfer of the oil cargo to take place," Vaidya had told Reuters.
Reiterating that normally ship-to-ship transfer of the cargo doesn't happen in high seas due to rough weather conditions, eventually, the crude will be taken to the Port of Paradip refinery for processing, he added.
Seven tugboats were engaged to keep a vigil on the vessel and provide support to the salvors carrying out the repair work. New Shipping Ltd., the manager of the Panama-flagged New Diamond, appointed SMIT Singapore Pte. Ltd. to lead the salvage operations.Kapruka
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