January 6, 2018 At about 20am, the Panamanian tankers SANCHI and the CF CRYSTAL bulk carrier of Hong Kong collided about 160 nautical miles east of the mouth of the Yangtze River. The accident caused the vessel "SANCHI" to fire on the whole vessel and the vessel was tilted to the right and the crew was lost. The bulk carrier "CF CRYSTAL" was damaged without jeopardizing the safety of the vessel, and 21 crew members were rescued safely.
Ministry of Transport attaches great importance to the immediate deployment of search and rescue and clean-up work, requiring China Maritime Search and Rescue Center and Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center to coordinate the deployment of forces to search and rescue. As of 9:00 on the on the 7th, the maritime law enforcement ship "Sea Patrol 01" and the rescue boat "East China Sea to save 101" "East China Sea 117" has arrived at the scene, "China Maritime Police 31240" boat, three professional cleaning ships and high-powered tugboat Is rushed to the scene, Shanghai Fire Department has sent fire experts to go with the ship. Coordinated by the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center, the South Korean Marine Police Agency has dispatched a marine police ship and a fixed-wing aircraft to the scene. At present, the "SANCHI" tanker is in a floating state and is still burning with oil on the sea surface. The search and rescue operations are under way.
It is understood that the Panamanian tankers "SANCHI" round under the Iran glorious shipping limited (BRIGHT SHIPPING LIMITED), the captain of 274 meters, containing condensate of about 136,000 tons, from Iran to South Korea, the ship 32, of which 30 Iranian, Bangladesh-born 2, currently in the state of being out of touch; Hong Kong-born bulk carrier "CF CRYSTAL" turn under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Wenling Changfeng Shipping Co., Ltd., the captain of 225 meters, containing 64,000 tons of food, from the United States headed to Guangdong, China, 21 , All Chinese.