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32 Missing After Iranian Oil Tanker Collides With Chinese Bulk Ship Off China's Coast

Its entire crew remained missing Sunday as rescue efforts are hampered by fire and bad weather. The environmental impact of the crash was not immediately clear.

The Panama-registered tanker "Sanchi" was sailing from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tonnes of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese freighter,. Its entire 32 person crew remained missing Sunday as the fire continued to blaze.

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