The death toll from a VLCC blaze off Sharjah has risen to four after authorities retrieved two burnt bodies.

The fire hit the 300,500-dwt Zoya 1 (built 1996) on Wednesday, 21 miles of the United Arab Emirates coast.

There were 12 seafarers and 44 technicians on board at the time, including Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Ethiopians.