- Title: CHINA-SHIP/RAISED Sunken Chinese passenger ship raised
- Date: 5th June 2015
- Summary: JIANLI COUNTY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (JUNE 5, 2015) (REUTERS) CRANE HOLDING CAPSIZED CRUISE SHIP UPRIGHT IN RIVER
- Embargoed: 20th June 2015 13:00
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- Location: China
- Country: China
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Chinese authorities raised the Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River on Friday (June 5) as the dead toll climbed to 97.
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.
Police have detained the captain and chief engineer for questioning, though authorities have given no details. An initial investigation found the ship was not overloaded and had enough life vests on board.
Rescuers, many from the military, worked through the night to right the four-deck ship. Pictures on state television showed the ship, which had capsized completely, sitting upright in the water. Large dents and gashes scarred its blue roof.
Large barge-mounted cranes began lifting it from the river bed late on Friday afternoon.
More than 200 divers had groped through murky water after cutting through the hull, searching every cabin on board, but found no more survivors. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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