The sinking of the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea and the loss of 32 lives, has raised questions over how such a collision could happen, with analysts and traders focusing on its navigation and satellite tracking systems.
The Sanchi was carrying about 1m barrels of condensate — a light, highly flammable oil — from Iran to South Korea, when Chinese authorities say it hit the CF Crystal, which was loaded with grain, 160 nautical miles east of the mouth of the Yangtze river nine days ago.
Yet vessel tracking services say the Sanchi was last spotted almost 24 hours prior, off Taiwan’s coast. After this point the tanker’s automatic identification system (AIS) did not appear to submit information.
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