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Tanker ablaze, 32 missing after collision off China: official

Published: 07 Jan 2018 - 07:57 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 08:05 am

AFP

Beijing: Thirty-two people, including 30 Iranians, were missing Sunday after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of east China, the transport ministry said.

The tanker, carrying 136,000 tonnes of oil condensate, caught fire following the collision Saturday night and its crew of 32, including two Bangladeshis, were missing, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the crew of the second ship had been rescued.