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Colombo, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship with chemicals on board that has been on fire for the last nearly two weeks off the Sri Lankan coast sank Wednesday, officials said, sparking fears over a catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution."The ship has already sunk. Only the forward part is floating. That will sink too. Our main concern is an oil spill. We are doing what we can to contain any oil spill," Sri Lanka Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva told EFE. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SMOKE RISES FROM THE FIRE GUTTED AND CRIPPLED CONTAINER CARGO VESSEL MV X-PRESS PEARL IN SRI LANKA.
Sri Lankan officials have warned massive environmental damage is possible if the MT New Diamond vessel leaks or explodes.
A Singapore-registered container carrier is engulfed in flames near Sri Lanka's capital Colombo after a chemical explosion, according to the Sri Lankan navy. The 25-member crew of MV X-Press Pearl have been safely evacuated, with one member hospitalised with minor injuries.
A massive fire rages for a second day at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries. Four oil storage tanks are in flames at the Balongan refinery in West Java, owned by state oil company Pertamina, after an explosion on Monday morning. At least six people were severely injured in the incident, police said.
Footage from the Sri Lankan Air Force shows helicopters on Monday dropping bags of dry chemical powder to try to put out a fresh fire on a stricken oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle the blaze.
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