Two ships collided near Shanghai causing major fire, 14 missing (VİDEO)
An oil tanker collided with a sand barge near the estuary of the Yangtze River off Shanghai this morning, with 14 crew reported missing.
21 August 2020 - 10:52
An oil tanker collided with a sand barge near the estuary of the Yangtze River off Shanghai this morning, with 14 crew reported missing.
According to a release by the Shanghai Maritime Rescue Center, oil tanker Long Qing 1, carrying around 3,000 of gasoline, collided with sand barge Shun Da 11. A major fire erupted onboard Long Qing 1 following the incident while the sand barge sank.
The rescue centre sent a team to rescue the 17 crew from the two vessels, and so far three have been rescued with 14 still missing.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Source: Splash247
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