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Sanchi (tanker)

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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Gardenia and List of ships named Seahorse.
History
Name
  • Saman (2008–12)
  • Sepid (2012)
  • Gardenia (2012–13)
  • Seahorse (2013–16)
  • Sanchi (since 2016)
OwnerBright Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong (since 2016)
OperatorNational Iranian Tanker Company
Port of registry
Ordered20 May 2005[1]
BuilderHyundai Samho Heavy Industries, South Korea[1]
Yard numberS316[1]
Laid down29 October 2007[1]
Launched5 February 2008[1]
Completed24 April 2008[1]
Identification
FateCollided with a cargo ship on 6 January 2018 and sank on 14 January 2018
General characteristics [1]
TypeSuezmax[2] crude oil tanker
Tonnage
  • 85,462 GT
  • 53,441 NT
  • 164,154 DWT
Displacement189,653 tons[3]
Length274.18 m (899 ft 6 in)
Beam50 m (164 ft 1 in)
Draught17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Depth23.1 m (75 ft 9 in)
Installed powerMAN-B&W 6S70MC-C, 18,660 kW (25,020 bhp)[3]
PropulsionSingle shaft, fixed pitch propeller
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
  • 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) (service)[3]
Crew32

Sanchi is a 2008-built Panamanian-flagged Suezmax crude oil tanker operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC). It previously sailed under the names Saman (in 2008–12), Sepid (2012), Gardenia (2012–13) and Seahorse (2013–2016).

On 6 January 2018, while carrying a full cargo of natural-gas condensate, the vessel was involved in a collision near Shanghai with the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier CF Crystal, and caught fire. As of 10 January 2018, the vessel remains on fire and was reported to have partially exploded that day; 31 of the crew of 32 are missing, with one body recovered from the sea.

Description

Sanchi is a double-hulled crude oil tanker with an overall length of 274.18 metres (899 ft 6 in), beam of 50 metres (160 ft), and full load draught of 17 metres (55 ft 9 in). With a deadweight tonnage of 164,154 tons, she represents a typical Suezmax tanker, a vessel able to transit the Suez Canal in a laden condition. Sanchi is propelled by a 18,660-kilowatt (25,020 bhp) MAN-B&W 6S70MC-C slow-speed diesel engine driving a fixed-pitch propeller and producing a service speed of 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph).[1][3]

History

The ship was built in 2008 by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries at Yeongam, South Korea for the National Iranian Tanker Company[1] and has traded under a number of names and national ship registers. It was originally named Saman sailing under the flag of Malta. In 2012, it was renamed Sepid, sailing under the flag of Tuvalu. Later that year, it was renamed Gardenia. In 2013, it was renamed Seahorse. It was reflagged to Tanzania in 2013 and was subsequently renamed Sanchi.[4] It was reflagged to Panama in 2016.[5]

2018 collision

On 6 January 2018, about 8 pm CST, the tanker, which was carrying a full oil cargo of 136,000 tonnes (960,000 barrels) for South Korean petrochemicals company Hanwha Total, on its way from Kharg Island, Iran to Daesan, South Korea, collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Shanghai, China and caught fire, as it was laden with condensate.[6][7][8] The South Korea Maritime Police Agency and the United States Navy are assisting the Chinese authorities in firefighting and the search for the missing crew of Sanchi, which continued despite the risk of the tanker exploding.[9][10] The body of one crew member was recovered on 8 January but 31 more remain missing as of 10 January.[11] Part of the tanker is reported to have exploded on 10 January.[11] The South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that the fire could burn for two to four weeks.[12]

The other ship involved in the collision, CF Crystal was on a voyage from Kalama, Washington, USA to Guangdong Province, China with 64,000 tonnes of grain.[7][13] The ship was built in 2011 by the Chengxi Shipyard Co Ltd, Jiangyin, China for the current owner Changhong Group (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong and is managed by Shanghai CP International Ship Management & Broker Co Ltd, Shanghai.[14] The ship is a Panamax bulk carrier with gross tonnage of 41,073 and a deadweight tonnage of 71,725 tons.[14] Following the collision, the full Chinese crew of 21 was rescued.[7][8]

On 12 January 2018, the Japan Coast Guard in Kagoshima reported to Reuters that the Sanchi had drifted into the Japanese Economic Zone on the afternoon of 10 January. Its position on the afternoon of 11 January was given by the same source as "300 kilometres (186 mi) northwest of Amami Ōshima island".[15]

On 13 January 2018, a Chinese rescue team recovered two bodies from the Sanchi and salvaged the voyage data recorder from the bridge. Xinhua reported that the four-person salvage team, although equipped with respirators, left the vessel less than half an hour after boarding because the wind had shifted and “thick toxic smoke” had complicated the operation.[16]

On 14 January 2018, according to the report from BBC News, the tanker sunk, leaving no survivors on board.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sanchi (27100)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Biohazard team on standby as Iranian tanker turns toxic fireball". Marinetraffic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sanchi (9356608)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Sanchi. Crude Oil Tanker". Marinetraffic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Sanchi". Fleetmon. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "32 crew missing after Iranian oil tanker collides". SCMP. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Tanker and ship collision near Shanghai leaves 32 missing". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b Tang, Irene (8 January 2018). "Analysis: South Korea may seek prompt naphtha after condensate cargo collision". S&P Global Platts. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Sanchi: Burning tanker off Chinese coast 'in danger of exploding'". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Update 2: Body of One Missing Mariner Found as Fears of Tanker Exploding Heat Up". World Maritime News. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ^ a b Fang, Nanlin; Dewan, Angela (10 January 2018). "Oil tanker Sanchi partially explodes in East China Sea". CNN. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Report: Explosion Reported on board Stricken Iranian Tanker". World Maritime News. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ^ Shih, Gerry (8 January 2018). "Oil tanker burning off China's coast at risk of exploding". The Columbian. Vancouver, WA, USA. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  14. ^ a b "CF Crystal". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Stricken Iranian oil tanker drifts into Japan's economic zone: coast guard". Samaa TV. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Chinese salvagers recover two bodies from flaming Iranian tanker". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Burning oil tanker 'sinks off China'". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-14.


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