Thirty-two people are missing after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off China's east coast on Saturday evening.
The Sanchi tanker, a Panama-registered vessel carrying 136,000 tonnes of Iranian oil, caught fire after the crash.
China's Ministry of Transport said the missing people are its crew - 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis.
The 21-strong crew of the cargo ship had been rescued, it said.
"Sanchi is floating and burning as of now. There is an oil slick and we are pushing forward with rescue efforts," the ministry said.
An image published by state broadcaster CGTN showed huge plumes of smoke rising from the tanker.
Tanker and ship collision near Shanghai leaves 32 missing - BBC News
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Sanchi: Burning tanker off Chinese coast 'in danger of exploding'
There are fears of an environmental disaster in the East China Sea as a tanker continues leaking oil two days after colliding with a cargo ship.
Chinese officials have told state media the Sanchi is in danger of exploding and sinking.
Rescuers trying to reach the burning tanker were beaten back by toxic clouds, the transport ministry says.
The body of one crewman, among the 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis on board, has been found. The rest are missing.
Sanchi: Burning tanker off Chinese coast 'in danger of exploding' - BBC News
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