Top 10 news events of China in 2015
Updated: 2016-01-01 08:59
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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The capsized cruise ship "Eastern Star" is being righted in the Yangtze River in Jianli county, Jingzhou city, Central China's Hubei province, 5 June 2015. |
The Eastern Star cruise ship sank on the Jianli section of the Yangtze River on June 1, killing 442 passengers and crew on board the ship as only 12 survived.
The Eastern Star, with 403 tourists, 46 crew members and five travel agency employees aboard, was on a 11-day trip along the Yangtze River when it was overturned by a tornado on the night of June 1.
The 76.5-meter vessel had been in service for nearly 20 years and could carry up to 534 people. It underwent annual maintenance in late 2014 and was certified to cruise until April 25, 2016.
Search and rescue operations have ended on June 13 and the investigation result released on Dec 30 says the reason for the shipwreck was the heavy storm during freak weather.
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