10-member expert committee arrives in Sri Lanka to assist burning oil tanker

Fireboats extinguish fire of an oil tanker in the seas off Sri Lanka's eastern coast, on Sept. 6, 2020. Sri Lankan Navy Spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva told Xinhua on Sunday that the oil tanker was now being held 40 nautical miles away from the eastern coast and the fire was contained. The distressed oil tanker MT New Diamond caught fire in the seas off Sri Lanka's eastern coast on Thursday. (Sri Lanka Air Force Media/Handout via Xinhua)