Huge Oil Spill Spreads in East China Sea, Stirring Environmental Fears

In a photo provided by China’s transport ministry, the Sanchi, an Iranian tanker, is doused before it sank in the East China Sea on Jan. 14, 2018. China’s State Oceanic Administration said on Jan. 16 that the oil slicks from the sunken 136,000-ton tanker tanker were growing in size, covering 52 square miles and being pushed by winds toward Japan. .(Transport Ministry Of China via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY --