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The Sanchi, an Iranian oil tanker, is still ablaze and may explode after colliding Saturday with a bulk carrier about 250 kilometres off the coast of Shanghai, Chinese state media reported.

Images show the ship shrouded in thick black smoke. China, South Korea and the U.S. sent vessels and planes to search for Sanchi’s crew — 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, the Associated Press reported.

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Iranian and Chinese officials have confirmed that the remains of one of the crew members was found on board, according to Reuters. All 21 crew members of the carrier CF Crystal, which was carrying grain from the United States to China, were rescued, the Chinese ministry said. The Crystal’s crew members were all Chinese nationals.

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Sanchi was ferrying 1 million barrels, of condensate — a type of ultra-light oil — to Daesan, South Korea, according to a Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. spokesman. The firm plans to use its stockpiles as a replacement for the supply, and is considering whether to make additional purchases, he said, asking not to be identified because of internal policy.