IRAN-CHINA-SHIPPING-ACCIDENT

Iranian friends and relatives of the oil Tanker crewmen, who were aboard it when it collided with a cargo ship off China eight days ago, react inside Iran's International Oil Tanker Central building in the capital Tehran following news of its sinking, on January 14, 2018. A Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to end and sank, state media said. A Tehran 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. The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran, had been in flames since colliding with the CF Crystal, a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, on January 6. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)