The Panama-registered tanker "Sanchi" was sailing from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tonnes of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese
The Panama-registered tanker «Sanchi» was sailing from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tonnes of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese freighter, Reuters reports. Its entire 32 person crew remained missing Sunday as the fire continued to blaze.
The AP reports that an official in Iran’s Oil Ministry said 30 of the tanker’s 32 crew members were Iranians.
«We have no information on their fate,» he told the news agency. «We cannot say all of them have died, because rescue teams are there and providing services.»
State media reports that China dispatched several vessels to search for and rescue crew members as the vessel burned.