CHINA-SHIP/RAISED UPDATE Authorities complete lifting of capsized Chinese cruise ship

Record ID: 150132

  • Title: CHINA-SHIP/RAISED UPDATE Authorities complete lifting of capsized Chinese cruise ship
  • Date: 5th June 2015
  • Summary: JIANLI COUNTY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (JUNE 5, 2015) (REUTERS) CRANE PREPARING TO LIFT CAPSIZED EASTERN STAR OUT OF YANGTZE RIVER BOAT RAISED FROM WATER VARIOUS OF RESCUE BOATS IN WATER WITH RESCUERS GATHERED ON BANKS OF RIVER VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING BOAT BEING LIFTED CRANE LIFTING BOAT PEOPLE WATCHING RECOVERY OPERATION VARIOUS OF CRANE LIFTING BOAT
  • Embargoed: 20th June 2015 13:00
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  • Location: China
  • Country: China
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA7OZ4DWAAIT4EV1E1SYESX9T3F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Large barge-mounted cranes completed the raising of a capsized Chinese cruise ship from the Yangtze River late on Friday (June 6). Large dents and gashes could be seen on its blue roof.
    Only 14 survivors, one of them the captain, have been found after the ship carrying 456 overturned in a freak tornado on Monday (June 1) night.
    A total of 103 bodies have been discovered.
    On Friday afternoon more than 200 divers had scoured through the murky waters after cutting through the hull, searching every cabin on board, but found no more survivors.
    About 1,200 relatives have converged on Jianli county in Hubei province where the disaster happened. Frustration over the lack of information has grown among families of the missing.
    Relatives have asked the government to release the names of survivors and the confirmed deaths, and questioned why most of those rescued were crew members.
    Some have demanded to know why the boat did not dock in the storm, and how the rescued captain and crew members had time to put on life vests but did not sound any alarm.
    Beijing has pledged there would be "no cover-up" in the investigation.
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