Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Commander Eastern Naval Area, meeting with the Commanding Officers of Indian Coast Guard Ships 'Sujay' and 'Samudra Paheredar' in Trincomalee, expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the exceptional cooperation rendered by them in averting a major environmental disaster by successfully dousing the fire onboard MT New Diamond.

The two Indian Coast Guard Ships 'Sujay' and 'Samudra Paheredar' rushed to the site of the distressed oil tanker on September 4 and 6 and soon joined hands to augment the ongoing firefighting mission. As the two ships recently arrived at the Trincomalee harbour for replenishment, Commander Eastern Naval Area took time off to meet with the Commanding Officers and the crews of respective ships and...