Oil supertanker catches fire off Sri Lanka

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Published on September 3, 2020 - Duration: 00:56s

Oil supertanker catches fire off Sri Lanka

A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka, spokesmen for the country's navy said on Thursday, adding that one of its 23 crew was missing and another injured.

Olivia Chan reports.


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