the news is increasingly grim for the 32 crew members of sanchi who remain missing. referred to, is afloat, but it remains burning 165 nautical miles off the coast of shanghai, from where i am talking to you. the other pa rt where i am talking to you. the other part of the operation is containment, trying to contain the oil spill. as you heard in the report, if all1 million barrels a board sanchi were to spill india ocean it would be one of the bigger spills ever. the water depth is 50 to 60 meteors —— 50 to 60 metres. there is concern that it doesn't have anywhere to go. it is a long way off the coast. at the moment the chinese authorities, their main priority after trying to find the members of the crew, is to contain the spill. thank you. they with us on bbc news. the indian child bride who has turned her life around to become a national wrestling champion. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of d

the news is increasingly grim for those 32 crew members of sanchi who remain missing.o — remains afloat, but it remains burning 165 nautical miles off the coast of shanghai, from where i'm talking to you now. the other part of the operation is containment, trying to contain the oil spill. as you heard in that report, this has the potential, if all1 million barrels aboard sanchi were to spill into the ocean, to be one of the biggest spills ever. the water depth is 50 to 60 metres. there is a concern that the shallowness means it doesn't have anywhere to go. it is a long way off the coast. at the moment, the chinese authorities, their main priority after trying to find these members of the crew, is to contain the spill. in spain, hundreds of soldiers had to be deployed to rescue drivers and passengers who were trapped when their cars were stranded due to heavy snowfall. thousands were forced to spend the night in their vehicles in a section of motorway between the capital, madrid, and the northwestern city of segovia. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. what a welcome sight th

the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tons of oil east.as heading up the east china sea, to south korea, when the collision happened. since saturday night, the fire has burned, dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the intense heat and the threat of an explosion is hampering an already difficult sea rch—and—rescue operation. it is not clear at this stage how these two huge vessels collided. the cf crystal, carrying grain, was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. translation: the chinese government takes maritime accidents like this very seriously, and has already despatched many sea rch—and—rescue teams to the scene. shanghai's port is the busiest in the world, and the coastal waters to the east of this city are vast. but, in the last decade, china has had eight reported collisions similar to this, involving foreign ships. the chinese authorities are leading the sea rch—and—rescue effort, but there is help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is incr

the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east.a to south korea when the collision happened. robin brant reports from shanghai. since saturday night, the fire has burned. dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the intense heat and the threat of an explosion is hampering an already difficult search and rescue operation. it's not clear at this stage how these two huge vessels collided. the cf crystal, carrying grain, was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. translation: the chinese government takes maritime accidents like this very seriously and has already despatched many search and rescue teams to the scene. shanghai's port is the busiest in the world and the coastal waters to the east of this city are vast. but in the last decade china has had eight reported collisions similar to this involving foreign ships. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort but there is help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly

this was the final, intense fire that sent sanchi to the bottom of the east china sea .xplosion engulfed the whole ship and cracked its hull. in the final few hours, a plume of smoke reached up to a kilometer in the sky. chinese rescue teams have spent more than a week to fight the fire, but escaped oil and gas made it difficult to get close. on saturday, they managed to get on board and recovered a further 2 bodies. but what is left of the tanker is 100 meters down on the seabed. the remaining 29 crew members who were missing are all presumed dead. almost everyone on board was iranian, and the government in tehran has declared a day of national mourning on monday to remember who they described as brave mariners. now the authorities here have to an to over-- avert environmental tragedy. while we know the size of the oil spill, we don't know much more about it. chinese authorities have not been forthcoming about exactly what they found in the ocean about 300 miles in that direction. the condensate that was on board sanchi is highly toxic and could kill all animals and pla

the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tons of oil east.ts and was heading up the east china sea, to south korea, when the collision happened. robin brant reports from shanghai. since saturday night, the fire has burned. dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the intense heat and the threat of an explosion is hampering an already difficult sea rch—and—rescue operation. it is not clear at this stage how these two huge vessels collided. the cf crystal, carrying grain, was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. translation: the chinese government takes maritime accidents like this very seriously, and has already despatched many sea rch—and—rescue teams to the scene. shanghai's port is the busiest in the world, and the coastal waters to the east of this city are vast. but, in the last decade, china has had eight reported collisions similar to this, involving foreign ships. the chinese authorities are leading the sea rch—and—rescue effort, but there is help from south korea and th

the sanchi left port in the persian gulf bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east. and was heading up the east china sea to south korea when the collision happened. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort, but there's help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. with a volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain, in 2002. but it's not the thick black crude oil that's causing such a problem off the coast of china this time. the sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that is far less dense, but more explosive. one expert has described the ship as a floating bomb. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. our top story this lunchtime: theresa may's cabinet reshuffle is under way. the immigration minister has been made chairman of the conservative party replacing

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dark black smoke feeding off the cargo, of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi.s on. it's not clear yet at this stage how these two ships collided. the cf crystal was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. chinese officials now fear the stricken iranian ship could explode and sink. the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east. bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east. it had passed through the malacca straits, and was heading up the east china sea to south korea when the collision happened. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort, but there is help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean — about 200 miles off the coast of the city in that direction. with the volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain in 2002, but it's not the thick black crude oil that's causing such a problem o

the sanchi left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east.ort, but there's help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. with the volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain in 2002. but it's not the thick black crude oil that's causing such a problem off the coast of china this time. the sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that's far less dense, but more explosive. one expert has described the ship as a floating bomb, and its cargo is odourless and colourless, which means thejob of trying to see the extent of the spill and trying to contain it is far more difficult. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. the duke and duchess of cambridge have released two new photographs of princess charlotte at kensington palace. the photos were taken by the the duchess

the sanchi left port in the persian gulf bringing 136,000 tonnes of oil east.ed. the chinese authorities are leading the search and rescue effort, but there's help from south korea and the united states. the focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. with a volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. the last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain, in 2002. but it's not the thick black crude oil that's causing such a problem off the coast of china this time. the sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that is far less dense, but more explosive. one expert has described the ship as a floating bomb. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. in a moment the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. brandon lewis becomes the new conservative party chairman in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle — with a host of new vice chairs. david lidington has been appoin

the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136 thousand tonnes of oil east. sea to south korea when the collision happened. robin brant reports. and saturday nights, the fire has burned. dark black smoke feeding off the cargo, of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the intense heat and threat of an explosion threatens the operation. it's not clear yet at this stage how the ships collided. all on board we re the ships collided. all on board were rescued, despite damage at the bowl. authorities now fear the oil tanker could explode and sink. the chinese government takes accidents like these very seriously and has already dispatched many search and rescue teams to the scene. even though from what we understand, the weather conditions are extremely unfavourable to the rescue work. but china is putting in maximum efforts. shanghai's ports on the busiest in the world, and the coastal waters to the world, and the coastal waters to the east of the city are vast. but in the last decade, china has had a reported collisions similar to this involving forei

the sanchi and a cargo ship collided 260 kilometres off shanghai on 6january, with the tanker then driftingn. all 32 crew members are presumed dead. police in tunisia are reported to have used tear gas to break up protests taking place against government austerity measures. demonstrators in tunis chanted anti—government slogans, on the seventh anniversary of the uprising that led to the arab spring revolts. more than 160 passengers and crew had a narrow escape when their plane skidded off a runway in turkey. the boeing 737 slid down a steep slope, coming to restjust a few metres from the edge of the black sea. one of the plane's engines broke off, ending up in the water. no passengers or crew were hurt. two of the world's leading fashion photographers have been suspended from working for vogue and other magazines owned by the publishing house conde nast. the new york times has published a series of allegations against mario testino and bruce weber, that they sexually harassed young male models. they both deny the claims. adina campbell reports. he is one of the royal family's favourite phot

the sanchi is more than 170 metres long and carrying just under one million barrels of oil.ctively be in the top ten oil spills worldwide, ever. it has a huge potential for environmental damage. the pa namanian—registered tanker set off from iranian oil port of kharg island in the persian gulf on its journey to south korea. it sailed through the malacca strait before colliding with a chinese freight ship in the east china sea about 160 nautical miles off the chinese port city of shanghai. major oil spills from tankers are becoming less common. one of the most serious in recent years was the sinking of the prestige off the coast of spain in 2002. more than 60,000 tons of oil came ashore over a long stretch of coastline. specialist clean—up vessels have been sent to the scene of the tanker fire. chinese authorities have confirmed there is an oil slick but they cannot confirm at this stage how big it is. andy moore, bbc news. when nature photographer jayaprakash bojan set off for the island of borneo last august, he didn't quite imagine that a photo he shot there would make him

the sanchi is more than 170 metres long and carrying just under one million barrels of oil.that will effectively be in the top ten oil spills worldwide, ever. it has a huge potential for environmental damage. the tanker set off from iranian oil port of kharg island in the persian gulf on its journey to south korea. it sailed through the malacca strait before colliding with a chinese for a ship in the east china sea about 160 nautical miles off the chinese port city of shanghai. major oil spills from tankers are becoming less common. one of the most serious in recent years was the sinking of the prestige off the coast of spain in 2002. more than 60,000 tons of oil came ashore over a long stretch of coastline. specialist clean—up vessels have been sent to the scene of the tanker fire. chinese authorities have confirmed there is an oil slick but they cannot confirm at this stage how big it is. andy moore, bbc news. plans to create a new northern forest stretching across rural areas from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. the woodland trust is running the p

the sanchi is more than 170 metres long and carrying just under —— 270 metres long and carrying just the entire cargo ends up in the ocean, that will effectively be in the top ten oil spills worldwide ever. so it has a huge potential for environmental damage. the pa namanian—registered tanker set off from iranian oil port of kharg island in the persian gulf on its journey to south korea. it sailed through the malacca strait before colliding with a chinese freight ship in the east china sea, about 160 nautical miles off the chinese port city of shanghai. major oil spills from tankers are becoming less common. one of the most serious in recent years was the sinking of the prestige off the coast of spain in 2002. more than 60,000 tons of oil came ashore over a long stretch of coastline. specialist clean—up vessels have been sent to the scene of the tanker fire. chinese authorities have confirmed there is an oil slick, but they cannot confirm at this stage how big it is. andy moore, bbc news. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: a night to forget. why the spanish military

the sanchi and a cargo ship collided 260kilometres off shanghai on 6th january, with the tanker thenards japan. all 32 crew members are presumed dead. and in another sea incident, at least sixteen people have been injured in southern thailand after a boat carrying tourists exploded. an onlooker filmed these dramatic pictures showing the aftermath of the incident. the speedboat was reportedly ferrying 27 chinese tourists from the nearby resort of phuket to phi phi, before its engine caught fire and exploded. pope francis has called on people to overcome theirfear and to welcome migrants. he told roman catholic worshippers at the vatican that it was not a sin to have doubts and fears about migration. but he said it was a sin to allow such fears to feed hostility or compromise one's generosity. the pope is due to arrive in chile for a visit later today. in football, manchester city have suffered their first premier league defeat of the season. losing 11—3 away to liverpool. from 4—1 down, city almost pulled off an improbable comeback, scoring two goals in the dying minutes of the game.

the sanchi and a cargo ship collided 260 kilometres off shanghai on sixth of january, with the tanker—east towards japan. all 32 crew members are presumed dead. pope francis has called on people to overcome theirfear and to welcome migrants. he told roman catholic worshippers at the vatican that it was not a sin to have doubts and fears about migration. but he said it was a sin to allow such fears to feed hostility or compromise one's generosity. the pope is due to arrive in chile for a visit later today. in football, manchester city have suffered their first premier league defeat of the season, losing 4—3 away to liverpool. from 4—1 down, city almost pulled off an improbable comeback, scoring two goals in the dying minutes of the game. despite the defeat, they are still 15 points clear at the top of the table. and the philippines has warned that the country's most active volcano could erupt within days. the mayon volcano, in the northeastern albay province, has been pumping out steam and ash plumes for 2h hours. 3,000 people have been evacuated from the volcano's southern flank and a

the sanchi tanker was carrying 136,000 tonnes of oil. but 30 men remain missing. that environmental concern, the focus increasingly shifting to that now. sanchi was carrying a million barrel of condensates, this is in the thick crude oil we talk about but an ultra—refined form of oil. highly toxic and explosive but colourless and odourless in some insta nces. colourless and odourless in some instances. there is some good news from china in the last half an hour. ina from china in the last half an hour. in a brief statement, they say they have detected no big spill. when they have taken into consideration they have taken into consideration the weather, it is windy, waves up to four metres high, a huge fire is burning aboard the vessel, they say they have been a simulation and they think nothing more than 1% of the condensate is remaining on the sea surface. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. the prime minister height is finalising her reshuffle. north korea agrees to take part in exmouth's winter olympics in south korea after the first t

sanchi burned for over a week. now an expanding slick is all left on the surface.as left went down with her. it will be hard to locate and even harder to contain. that‘s part of the east china sea is known for rich marine ecosystem. that‘s been emphasised in a document produced by the campaign group greenpeace. it produced this fact sheet on the disaster. if you read it in full it emphasises in this pa rt it in full it emphasises in this part of the text that where this ship has gone down is an important spawning area for many types of fish, including some which are crucial to the fishing industry. on that matter, here is the oceangrapher dr simon boxall. this fishing ground used byjapan, china, south korea, and so they‘re going to have to bring a ban, if they aren‘t already, very quickly, because this stuff is toxic and it will impact on those fisheries. and this is comparing what‘s happened here to other oil disasters. obviously, a tanker disaster near the coastline, things like the sea empress, you see an immediate impact on coastlines. but this is the biggest s