BEIJING: An Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank, eight days after a collision with a cargo ship off China, state media said.
A Teheran official said even before news of the sinking that there was no hope of saving some 30 missing crewmen. But Chinese officials played down fears of a major environmental disaster.
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