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Tanker and ship collision near Shanghai leaves 32 missing
Source: BBC
Thirty-two people are missing after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off China's east coast.
The Sanchi tanker, carrying 136,000 tonnes of Iranian oil worth $60m (£44m), caught fire after the crash.
China's ministry of transport said the crew - 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis - were missing from the Panama-registered vessel.
The 21-strong crew of the cargo ship had been rescued. "Sanchi is floating and burning," the ministry said.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42594249
Also, poor weather and smoke from the burning tanker are hindering rescue efforts.
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