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Collision at sea with 32 seamen missing
A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping firm was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese freight ship, leaving the tanker’s 32 crew members missing, the Chinese government said. Clouds of dark smoke could be seen billowing out of the tanker. Rescue efforts are being hampered by bad weather.