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Yangtze river
Agony for relatives as hopes end in China ship sinking
Relatives of passengers missing after a Chinese cruise ship capsized expressed agony and anger on Friday after an official admitted there is no hope of...
China river tragedy: Unrest grows as rescue mission turns to recovery effort
The Eastern Star’s top-deck cabins with smashed blue roofs jutted out of gray water Friday, after Chinese disaster teams righted the capsized river...
‘No chance’ of finding survivors after capsized Chinese ferry is righted
Rescue teams have finished righting a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River but officials said there was no chance of finding anyone alive. So...
‘No possibility’ of survivors in China ship sinking: official
Authorities admit there is no hope for more survivors from a capsized Chinese cruise ship, as cranes on Friday slowly raised the sunken vessel with exhausted...
Chinese rescuers battle to right capsized ship as relatives mourn
Rescuers were battling to right a cruise ship that capsized in central China in a last-ditch attempt to find survivors on Thursday, as hundreds of people...
China rescue team begin work on refloating capsized Yangtze ferry
Chinese authorities will start refloating the overturned ship in the Yangtze river on Thursday so rescuers can “search for the missing persons in...
Death toll from capsized China ship rises to 65, families demand answers
The death toll from a cruise ship that capsized on China’s Yangtze River has risen to 65, state television has reported, as grieving families broke...
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