BEIJING: China raced to contain oil leaking from an Iranian tanker stricken off its eastern coast on Tuesday amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster. The transport ministry said the vessel was still burning on Tuesday. “However, if the ship sinks before the oil burns off, the cleanup procedure would be extremely difficult. A “preliminary assessment” by China’s transport ministry determined that a body found on Monday with a protective garment on it belonged to one of the Sanchi’s crew members. The Sanchi belongs to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), Iran’s petroleum ministry said, and was transporting the oil to South Korea’s Hanwha Total.

Source: Manila Times January 09, 2018 14:03 UTC