After burning in a toxic blaze of oil for more than a week, the Sanchi oil tanker sank into the East China Sea yesterday, Chinese state media said. The Iranian-managed tanker collided with a Chinese bulk carrier on January 6.

中国官方媒体报道称，在持续燃烧一周多后，“桑吉号”油轮昨日在东海沉没。1月6日，这艘隶属一家伊朗公司的油轮与一艘中国散货船相撞。

Iranian officials said all 32 crew members (30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis) on the tanker were presumed dead. A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies from the tanker on Saturday and one other body was found during rescue operations earlier in the week.

伊朗官员表示，船上所有32名船员(30名伊朗人和两名孟加拉国人)已推定遇难。上周六，中国救援队从油轮上搜寻出两具遗体，上周早些时候的救援行动也发现了一具遗体。

The ship was carrying condensate, a type of light oil. It departed from Assaluyeh, an Iranian port that serves South Pars, the world’s largest gasfield, last month. It was en route to the South Korean port of Daesan.

该船装载着轻质的凝析油。它于上月驶离为世界最大的气田南帕尔斯(South Pars)服务的伊朗港口阿萨卢耶(Assaluyeh)。事发时正向韩国大山港(Daesan)航行。