The findings were voiced by Nadar Pasandesh, Iranian representative of the committee investigating the cause of the incident, who said that CF Crystal’s veering to the right 15 minutes before the incident caused the tragedy that resulted in one of the worst oil spills in decades.
The argument that the incident wouldn’t have happened had CF Crystal retained its course is supported by Iran, Bangladesh and Panama.
However, committee representatives of Hong Kong and China believe that both ships failed to recognize the risk of the collision and undertake preventive measures, Reuters reports.
According to Pasandesh, the final ruling on the case will have to be made by a court.
The Sanchi, manned by 32 mariners, was carrying 136,000 tonnes of highly-toxic natural gas condensate from Iran when it collided with CF Crystal on January 6.
The ill-fated tanker Sanchi sank in the East China Sea on January 14, after a number of explosions aboard the ship. Three bodies were recovered from the vessel prior to its sinking, while the remaining crew members are also presumed dead. The 32 mariners included 30 Iranians and 2 Bangladeshis.
Iran, Panama, China and Hong Kong signed an agreement on January 25 on the joint investigation of the collision between Sanchi and CF Crystal.
伊朗港口和海事組織（PMO），伊朗油船Sanchi與香港旗幟的散裝船CF Crystal今年1月發生致命碰撞的原因是該船在事故發生前幾分鐘改變了方向。
調查結果由調查事件原因的委員會的伊朗代表Nadar Pasandesh表示，他表示CF Crystal在事件發生前15分鐘轉向右側，導致數十年來最嚴重的石油洩漏之一的悲劇。
伊朗，孟加拉國和巴拿馬覺得要是CF Crystal留在航道上, 這個爭議就不會發生。
然而，據路透社報導，香港和中國的委員會代表認為，兩艘船都沒有認識到碰撞的風險並採取預防措施。
根據Pasandesh的說法，案件的最終裁決將由法院作出。
1月6日，由32名水手組成的Sanchi 船在與CF Crystal 攜帶了136,000噸高毒性天然氣凝析油相撞 。
1月14日，這艘不幸的油罐車Sanchi在東海沉沒，船上發生多起爆炸事件。船隻在沉沒之前從船上收回了三具屍體，其餘船員也被推定死亡。32名水手包括30名伊朗人和2名孟加拉國人。
伊朗，巴拿馬，中國和香港於1月25日簽署協議，共同調查Sanchi與CF Crystal之間的碰撞。
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