Iranian oil tanker still on fire: Diplomat
Beijing, Jan 8, IRNA – The fire of
the Iranian oil tanker collided with a Chinese vessel in East China coast on
Saturday night has not yet been extinguished, Iran's consul general in Shanghai
said.
“Oil slick into the sea is
continuing and with a flame radius of over kilometer, the tanker is still
ablaze,” Alireza Irvash told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday.
“There is no sign of casualty for the missing crew,” he said, “The lcoal Shanghai
officials and Beijing government are trying their best to rescue the missing
crew.'
'The ship is sinking,' Irvash said.
Thirty-two crew members, including 30 Iranians and two Bengalese, have gone
missing after two vessels collided off China's east coast on Saturday evening,
China's Ministry of Transport said Sunday according to the country's news
agency Xinhua.
The 32 missing crew members were from the oil tanker. All the 21 crew members
on the bulk freighter, all Chinese nationals, have been rescued, according to
the ministry.
The tanker was carrying condensate which belonged to National Iranian Oil
Company (NIOC), Kasra Nouri, director general of Iran's Petroleum Ministry's
Public Relations Office, announced
author: D-Ezatiyan - Date: 1/9/2018