BEIJING • An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 sq km, the Chinese government has said, as maritime police scour the area for damage..
BEIJING • An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 sq km, the Chinese government has said, as maritime police scour the area for damage.
Satellite imaging showed a slick of 69 sq km and a second 40 sq km slick, which is less thick and not as concentrated, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said in a statement late on Tuesday.
The large tanker Sanchi sank on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster for decades, raising worries about damage to the marine ecosystem.
The vessel’s crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis are all believed to have died in the incident.
