Sri Lanka oil tanker on fire: New Diamond being towed out to sea
The vessel, the New Diamond, is carrying more than a quarter of a million tonnes of crude oil, but the Sri Lankan navy says there has been no leak so far.
It began burning on Thursday, when a boiler exploded, killing one crew member and injuring another.
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