Body Found on Burning Iranian Oil Tanker off China’s East Coast

A tanker carrying Iranian oil collided with a Chinese vessel and burst into flames on Sunday, Jan. 7 in the East China Sea. South Korea Coastguard/Reuters

BEIJING/SEOUL—Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control on Monday as fire raged for a second day following a collision with a grain ship, while the body of one of the 32 missing crew members was found on aboard.

Concerns were growing that the tanker, which hit a freight ship on Saturday night in the East China Sea and burst into flames, may explode and sink, China Central Television (CCTV) said on Monday, citing experts on the rescue team.