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FILE: Chinese soldiers and rescue workers pay their respect to the victims during a memorial service in front of the raised Chinese cruise ship, in Jianli on 7 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

Chinese ferry sinks

All 442 bodies from Chinese ship disaster found

By Reuters

Police have detained the captain and chief engineer for questioning as part of the investigation.

  • hinese rescue workers remove the body of a victim from the capsized Dongfangzhixing or “Eastern Star” vessel which sank in the Yangtze river in Jianli, central China’s Hubei province on 2 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Chinese ship: Death toll climbs to 82

    The rescue mission has become an operation to recover hundreds of bodies from the ship.

    2580 days ago
  • Chinese rescue teams head out to search for survivors of a passenger ship which sunk in the Yangtze River on 1 June 2015. Picture: China Out/AFP

    Capsized Chinese ship: Death toll now at 65

    Only 14 survivors, including the captain, have been found since the ship carrying 456 people capsized.

    2581 days ago
  • Chinese rescue workers remove the body of a victim from the capsized Dongfangzhixing or “Eastern Star” vessel which sank in the Yangtze river in Jianli, central China’s Hubei province on 2 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Divers comb capsized China ship, 400 still missing

    Only seven bodies have been recovered so far and 14 people found alive.

    2582 days ago
  • Chinese rescue teams head out to search for survivors of a passenger ship which sunk in the Yangtze River on 1 June 2015. Picture: China Out/AFP

    Chinese ferry with 458 aboard sinks in storm

    Only about 20 had been rescued so far in what could be one of China's worst disasters for years.

    2583 days ago
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