An Iranian oil tanker on fire for two days after colliding with a Chinese cargo ship off the coast of China is at risk of exploding or sinking, authorities said today as rescuers recovered one body amid no sign of survival for 32 foreign crew members.
Rescuers recovered an unidentified body believed to be that of a missing crew member of Panamanian-flagged tanker ‘Sanchi’ while search is on for 31 other crew members, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman lu Kang told a media briefing here.
Thirty-two crew members, including 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, went missing after the tanker carrying 1,36,000 tonnes of oil condensate from Iran to South Korea collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter and caught fire on Saturday in waters about 160 sea miles east of the Yangtze River’s estuary.