Oil tanker collision with cargo ship off China coast leaves 14 missing

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News ID: 47528
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Publish Date: 17:24 - 20 August 2020
Thursday, 20 August 2020_An oil tanker carrying 3,000 tonnes of gasoline has collided with a cargo ship near Shanghai, leaving 14 people missing, state media report.

Oil tanker collision with cargo ship off China coast leaves 14 missingState broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the oil tanker burning at sea as coastguard ships sprayed it with streams of water. Three people have been rescued, CCTV said. The cargo ship sank soon after the collision.

Rescue efforts to recover the 14 missing crew are ongoing, CCTV added.

Source: Reuters

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