Rescue workers are trying to locate 32 missing sailors and prevent a big oil spill after an Iranian-managed oil tanker collided with a Chinese bulk carrier off the coast of China on Saturday night, leaving the tanker ablaze.
The Sanchi tanker, which was carrying crude oil from Iran to South Korea, collided with the CF Crystal about 160 nautical miles east of the mouth of the Yangtze river, according to China’s ministry of transport.
Chinese rescue ships on the scene reported that the tanker was still floating and on fire on Sunday, with oil leaking into the sea, the ministry said. It added that China’s maritime search and rescue centre was co-ordinating the response and that South Korean authorities had also dispatched a ship and an aircraft to assist with the incident.