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Iranian oil tanker burns, 32 go missing off China’s coast

Oil tanker ablaze, 32 missing after collision off China’s Coast. [Photo: Courtesy]

Thirty two people, mostly Iranians, went missing on Sunday after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of east China. The transport ministry has confirmed.

The tanker, carrying 136,000 tonnes of oil condensate, caught fire following the collision on Saturday night and its crew of 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis were missing, the ministry said in a statement.

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