Cruise Ship Sank In China

The Eastern Star cruise ship sank late Monday June 1 in stormy weather with more than 450 passengers and crew on board.

Cruise ship sank in china. That sinking killed 282 people. Is rescued by divers from the Dongfangzhixing or Eastern Star vessel which sank in the Yangtze river in Jianli central Chinas Hubei province. On 13 June 442 deaths were confirmed with 12 survivors.

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. A Chinese cruise ship carrying hundreds of elderly tourists has sunk. The final investigation concluded the ship.

Ghost ship on Laem Chabang road. 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 passengers were mostly in their 60s and 70s and mostly from Nanjing where the ship started its cruise.

The Eastern Star cruise ship sank late Monday June 1 in stormy weather with more than 450 passengers and crew on board. Package tour groups are popular among Chinese retirees who finally have the time and resources to travel around their country. 37 Votes Cruise Junkie reports that dozens of passenger ships sunk between 1979 and 2013 according primarily to reports by English-language news sources.

Ship sinks in Chinas Yangtze River Cheng MinXINHUALANDOV. The ship was to depart for cruise in China but instead was anchored on the road and seemed to be abandoned and with no crew and due maintenance. 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 Times notes that from 1980 to 2012 about 16 cruise ships have sunk. Five people have died and hundreds are missing after a cruise ship carrying 456 people capsized on the Yangtze River in Chinas Hubei province. The segment of the river where the boat sank is a popular area for scenic river cruises.