At the moment, over the site of the collision is an aircraft that continues to search for missing tanker crew members. As reported on Thursday morning, January 11, the Chinese Ministry of Transport, the measures taken by Chinese firefighters, did not yield the desired results.

Therefore, to avoid further accidents, rescuers had to retire to a safe distance.

Recall, on January 7 in China, an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship, then caught fire. The tanker registered in Panama followed from Iran to South Korea and carried 136,000 tons of condensate, ultralight oil.

As reported URA-Inform, as of January 10, rescue services were unable to eliminate the consequences of a collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel.

As a result of the collision of two ships, 31 crew members of the tanker disappeared, more than 136 tons of oil condensate leaked out and caught fire.