<p>Sri Lanka on Thursday indicted the Greek skipper of a fire-damaged supertanker for causing an oil spill and failing to report the environmental damage to the island's waters.</p>.<p>The Panamanian-registered New Diamond, travelling from Kuwait to India with 270,000 tonnes of crude oil, was passing by Sri Lanka's east coast when the fire broke out on September 3.</p>.<p>Firefighters succeeded in putting out the blaze, and the crude remained unaffected but some of the tanker's fuel leaked.</p>.<p>Attorney-General Dappula de Livera filed charges against Steiros Ilas Kardany in the Colombo High Court under two counts that carry a maximum penalty of 20 million rupees ($108,000).</p>.<p>A date for a hearing is yet to be announced.</p>.<p>The fire started after an engine room boiler exploded, killing one crew member.</p>.<p>The remaining crew of 22, including the skipper, were rescued and are currently in Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>The stricken tanker was towed to Sharjah's Khorfakkan port in the United Arab Emirates after the owners paid Sri Lanka a claim of $2.38 million for dousing the fire.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka on Thursday indicted the Greek skipper of a fire-damaged supertanker for causing an oil spill and failing to report the environmental damage to the island's waters.</p>.<p>The Panamanian-registered New Diamond, travelling from Kuwait to India with 270,000 tonnes of crude oil, was passing by Sri Lanka's east coast when the fire broke out on September 3.</p>.<p>Firefighters succeeded in putting out the blaze, and the crude remained unaffected but some of the tanker's fuel leaked.</p>.<p>Attorney-General Dappula de Livera filed charges against Steiros Ilas Kardany in the Colombo High Court under two counts that carry a maximum penalty of 20 million rupees ($108,000).</p>.<p>A date for a hearing is yet to be announced.</p>.<p>The fire started after an engine room boiler exploded, killing one crew member.</p>.<p>The remaining crew of 22, including the skipper, were rescued and are currently in Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>The stricken tanker was towed to Sharjah's Khorfakkan port in the United Arab Emirates after the owners paid Sri Lanka a claim of $2.38 million for dousing the fire.</p>