New fire extinguished on large oil tanker off Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy says a new fire on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka’s coast has been extinguished after burning for two days, as experts prepare to begin salvaging the vessel. The new blaze broke out Monday on the MT New Diamond, which is carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil, and reached the magnitude of an earlier fire last week. Officials have warned of massive environmental damage to Sri Lanka’s coast if the ship leaks or e