Iranian tanker fire Latest SANCHI was the one to give way
Jan 9: The body of a person in immersion suit, was recovered from water in the area of burning and driftingSANCHI , and as of Jan 9, body still wasn’t identified as SANCHI crew member, or some other person. Judging from all available information, salvors couldn’t yet board tanker, it’s too dangerous. There are talks, with reference to Chinese officials, of possible massive explosion and tanker sinking, but that may be considered as hardly possible.
The light oil condensate which SANCHI was carrying is described as being highly inflammable and explosive, in comparison with other types of crude oil.
There are pics and video of bulk carrier CF CRYSTAL , at the moment SAR ship was pouring water on her forecastle, and later, showing damages she sustained. Her forecastle is severely damaged, there is no doubt, that CF CRYSTALstruck SANCHI , and that SANCHI was the one to give the way to avoid collision.
It looks like CF CRYSTAL hit SANCHI and went on with her bow along tanker’s hull, ripping tanks and igniting oil or oil fumes with showers of sparks, originated by forceful contact of ships’ steel hulls. That’s my best guess on what happened and how, explaining fire all along cargo deck and burned out forecastle and superstructure.
The crew or part of crew should be still on board, sheltering somewhere deep down, and hopefully, alive, waiting for help.
Voytenko Mikhail
January 9, 2018
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