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18:26, 08-Jan-2018
Experts warn of explosion risk of oil tanker still ablaze after Saturday collision
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Experts on Monday warned that the oil tanker, still ablaze off China's east coast, faces the possibilities of explosion and sinking, Shanghai maritime authorities said in a statement on social media.
The Panama-registered oil tanker “SANCHI” and a Hong Kong cargo ship collided some 160 nautical miles (296 km) off China’s east coast at around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The oil tanker caught on fire after the collision and 32 crew members, including 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, remain unaccounted for.
As of 10:30 a.m. Monday, a Chinese rescue vessel has found a body reportedly to be one of the missing crew members, whose identity is under verification.