11:26, 12-Jan-2018
Rescue Sanchi: Search area expanded, 31 crew members still missing
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Thirty-one of the oil tanker's crew members are still missing after the collision on Saturday.
There were 32 people on board. 30 of them from Iran and two more from Bangladesh. One body was found on Monday and identified as one of the missing sailors. Twelve rescue ships are involved in looking for the rest, and the search area has been expanded to a thousand nautical miles. The Hong Kong freighter that collided with the Sanchi had 21 crew on board. All have been rescued.