ผงะ “เรือน้ำมัน” ชน “เรือสินค้า” ในแยงซี ลำหนึ่งจม-อีกลำไฟไหม้ เร่งหาลูกเรือหายอื้อ

At about 0340 hours local time on Thursday morning, a laden product tanker collided with a cargo ship carrying sand and gravel, maritime officials told state-owned Global Times. The cargo ship sank and the tanker - which was carrying about 3,000 tonnes of gasoline - caught fire on deck. CCTV

State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the oil tanker burning at sea as coastguard ships sprayed it with streams of water. Three people had been rescued, CCTV said. The cargo ship sank soon after the collision. CCTV

The cargo ship sank and the tanker - which was carrying about 3,000 tonnes of gasoline - caught fire on deck. 14 out of a total of 17 seafarers from the two vessels are still missing, including one crewmember from the gravel vessel and 13 from the tanker. XINHUA

In addition, the the Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau has provided several hundred of tons of extra firefighting foam to resupply the firefighting boats. /maritime-executive/