PARIS: Concerns are growing over an oil slick off China's east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded and sank a week ago following a collision at sea.
Here is a look back at the major oil spills around the world in the past five decades:
Shipwrecks
Oil rig spills
Sources: AFP, France-based accidental water pollution expert group Cedre, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF)