Burning tanker off China coast sparks fear of environmental disaster


A handout photo made available by the South Korean Coast Guard yesterday shows the Sanchi tanker on fire after colliding with the CF Crystal freighter off China's eastern coast over the weekend. Authorities today widened the search for 31 missing crew members. – EPA pic, January 9, 2018.

CHINA raced to contain oil leaking from an Iranian tanker stricken off its eastern coast today, amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster.

The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil when it collided with a cargo ship on Saturday and erupted into flames 160 nautical miles east of Shanghai.


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