A new fire onboard a large oil tanker drifting off the coast of Sri Lanka was extinguished on Wednesday (September 9).

The MT New Diamond, which is carrying 270,000 metric tonnes of crude oil, was burning for two days, the navy said.

Winds and extreme temperatures reignited the new fire, the navy said, adding that there is no real risk of an oil spill, and the initial fire in an engine room boiler did not spread to where the oil is kept.