Asia/Pacific News
Sri Lanka Seeks $17 Million in Compensation for New Diamond VLCC Bunker Spill
Tuesday April 13, 2021
Sri Lanka's authorities are seeking almost $17 million in compensation for environmental damage from a bunker spill that followed a fire on board the VLCC New Diamond in its waters last year.
The New Diamond caught fire while taking a crude cargo from Kuwait to India in September. A leak of 400-480 mt of bunker fuel followed the blaze, media company Channel News Asia reported last week, citing local officials.
Sri Lanka is now seeking 3.423 billion rupees ($17 million) in compensation from Greece's Porto Emporios Shipping for environmental damage, Channel News Asia said.
The captain of the vessel was prosecuted last year, according to media reports.
