Cruise Ship Sank In China

Just 14 people have been confirmed as surviving after the Dongfangzhixing or Eastern Star a tourist boat rapidly overturned late Monday on the Yangtze river in central China the official Xinhua news.

Cruise ship sank in china. The segment of the river where the boat sank is a popular area for scenic river cruises. Rescuers pulled at least three people from the wreckage of a capsized Chinese cruise ship Tuesday as fears mounted for the more than 400 people still missing after the boat sank in a storm. On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in 32 deathsThe eight-year-old Costa Cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when she deviated from her planned route at Isola del Giglio sailed closer to the island.

The Yangtze River stretches over 3900 miles making it the longest river in China. Is rescued by divers from the Dongfangzhixing or Eastern Star vessel which sank in the Yangtze river in Jianli central Chinas Hubei province. The ship was passing the Strait of Malacca at that time.

BEIJING --A small cruise ship carrying more than 450 people many of them elderly sank overnight in the Yangtze River during a storm in southern China and eight people have been rescued the. The Times notes that from 1980 to 2012 about 16 cruise ships have sunk. Chinas deadliest passenger ship disaster in recent memory is believed to be the capsizing of the ferry Dashun off the coast of eastern Shandong province in 1999.

A Venezuelan Navy vessel opened fire on a German cruise ship but sank after it sustained severe damages while ramming the luxury liner on Monday morning. Rescue workers stand on the river bank as the capsized cruise ship Eastern Star is pulled out of the Yangtze against sunset in Jianli Hubei province China Friday. There were 356 passengers and 179 crew on board.

Cruise ship OCEAN DREAM is anchored on Laem Chabang road in Sri Racha area Thailand Gulf of Siam for more than a year. Ship sinks in Chinas Yangtze River Cheng MinXINHUALANDOV. 458 people were on board a ship that sank on Chinas Yangtze River after being caught in a cyclone.

A small cruise ship sank overnight in Chinas Yangtze River during a storm state media said Tuesday. 415 143 Views. China ship sinking The overturned ship drifted almost two miles downstream before coming to rest close to the river shore where choppy waters made the rescue difficult.