Burning oil tanker off china threatens to explode
The burning oil tanker off the coast of eastern china is in danger of exploding and sinking. Two days after the collision with a cargo ship, the 274-meter-long iranian vessel remained in flames on monday, with emergency crews unable to get the fire under control.
One body has now been found, according to the ministry of agriculture in beijing. The identity still needs to be clarified. 32 sailors, including 30 from iran and two from bangladesh, have been missing since the accident.
The fierce fire and toxic gases put rescue teams in danger, state media reported. Weather conditions and high swells also affected salvage and rescue efforts. Concerns are growing among emergency workers that the ship could explode and sink with its cargo, state television reported. The "sanchi" had 163,000 tons of condensate, a very high-grade light oil, on board.
In addition to the sudkorean coast guard, the american navy also participated in the search for the missing soldiers with a reconnaissance aircraft. The P-8A poseidon aircraft covered an area of 12,000 square kilometers on sunday before returning to its base in the japanese port city of okinawa, the U.S. Navy reported monday.
The panamanian-flagged tanker collided with the chinese freighter CF crystal on saturday evening on its way to south korea, about 300 kilometers east of shanghai, and caught fire. The 21 people from the crew of the grain freighter that had sailed under hong kong’s flag were rescued unharmed.
After the collision, the tanker was adrift at an angle on the high seas. How much ol has accumulated was unclear. The emergency crews have drawn an 18-kilometer protective ring around the ship to prevent other vessels from coming too close. A commission of inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
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