President sends condolences over Iranian oil tanker crew's passing
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered condolences to the families of the crew of the Iranian oil tanker, Sanchi, over their passing and stressed, "It is now necessary that the top priority be focused on identifying the bodies and reduce the pains of their families".
Dr. Hassan Rouhani also called on all the relevant agencies, including the ministries of roads and urban development, oil, and foreign affairs, to carefully determine the cause of this sad incident and carry out the necessary legal actions for preventing similar incidents from happening, and securing the rights of the Iranian nation and the bereaved families.
President Rouhani's message is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
We are all from Allah and to Him we shall return (Holy Quran)
The terrible, tragic incident of fire in our country's oil tanker off the eastern coast of China, which resulted in the martyrdom-like death of its entire crew and hard-working personnel, caused great grief and sorrow for the people of Iran.
I hereby offer my sincerest condolences to the great nation of Iran, especially their bereaved families with all my heart, and pray to the Almighty for highest places for those who were the pioneers of the country's economy and innocently lost their lives on the path to working for national, and ask the Almighty patience and health for their families.
It is now necessary to focus on identifying the deceased and reducing the suffering of the families of these loved ones. At the same time, I call on all the relevant agencies, such as the ministries of Roads and Urban Development, Oil, and Foreign Affairs, to carefully determine the cause of this sad incident and carry out the necessary legal actions for preventing similar incidents from happening, and securing the rights of the Iranian nation and the bereaved families.
Hassan Rouhani
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran