After burning in a toxic blaze of oil for more than a week, the Sanchi oil tanker sank into the East China Sea yesterday, Chinese state media said. The Iranian-managed tanker collided with a Chinese bulk carrier on January 6.
Iranian officials said all 32 crew members (30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis) on the tanker were presumed dead. A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies from the tanker on Saturday and one other body was found during rescue operations earlier in the week.
The ship was carrying condensate, a type of light oil. It departed from Assaluyeh, an Iranian port that serves South Pars, the world’s largest gasfield, last month. It was en route to the South Korean port of Daesan.
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