SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker carrying roughly 2 million barrels of oil that has been engulfed in intermittent fires since an explosion on Sept. 3.
Oil from the engine room of the 20-year old 'New Diamond' tanker "appears to have leaked out to the sea" following regular bouts of water-dousing by fire-fighting vessels, the navy spokesman said.
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