2018 Sanchi oil tanker collision

The Panama-registered Iranian tanker, carrying a cargo of ultra-light condensate from Iran to South Korea, collided with the Hong Kong-registered freighter CF Crystal in the East China Sea about 160 nautical miles off Shanghai on 6 January 2018. The tanker caught fire, drifted into the Japanese exclusive economic zone and sank on 14 January. Of the 32 crew aboard, 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, three bodies were recovered and 29 were reported missing.

Date
2018-01-06
Tonnes spilled (ITOPF)
113000
What the pin marks
The position the cited page gives in the East China Sea.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchi_oil_tanker_collision

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tanker, collision, east china sea, condensate, fire

Coordinates: 28.3667, 125.9167

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