An Iranian tanker carrying 150 million L of oil partially exploded and has been on fire in the East China Sea since Jan. 6, following a collision with a cargo ship about 160 nautical miles (300 km) east of Shanghai. Thirty-two crew members were aboard the vessel. One body has been recovered, and the fate of the remaining crew is unknown. Beyond the immediate concern about the crew, “We are worried about the potential environmental impact that could be caused by leakage from the vessel,” says Rashid Kang, campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia. No large-scale oil spill had been reported by C&EN’s deadline. The tanker, a Panama-flagged vessel owned and operated by National Iranian Tanker, was ferrying highly flammable condensate, a type of ultralight crude oil, to South Korea’s Hanwha Total Petrochemical. By comparison, the Exxon Valdez was carrying 200 million L of crude oil when it spilled 41 million

    Potential spill off China coast could be three times as large as that from the Exxon Valdez

    10.1021/cen-09603-notw12-sanchi-gr1

    The Iranian oil tanker Sanchi was carrying 150 million L of condensate oil when it collided with a cargo ship. (Credit: Stringer/Reuters/Newscom)

    Oil tankercollisionSanchiIranChinaPhoto of a burning oil tanker at sea.


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    Burning oil tanker raises environmental concerns


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    2018-01-15




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