China Cruise Ship Disaster

Flashback in maritime history.

China cruise ship disaster. Chinas deadliest maritime disaster in recent decades was in November 1999 when the Dashun ferry caught fire and capsized in the sea off Shandong province killing about 280. The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze river jumped to 396 on Saturday. Flashback in history.

Disaster on Chinese river as cruise ship flips over. Many of the more than 450 people on board the cruise ship were reported to be retirees taking in the Yangtzes scenic vistas. China Blames Weather for Cruise Ship Disaster as Charges Loom.

A week ago Monday the Eastern Star a passenger ship on a pleasure cruise along a stretch of the Yangtze that winds through central Chinas Hubei province went down during a storm. Chinas deadliest maritime disaster in recent decades was when the Dashun ferry caught fire and capsized off Shandong province in November 1999 killing about 280. The vessel was carrying 405 passengers 5 travel agents and 48.

Disaster teams have found hundreds more bodies on. The four-deck Eastern Star was on its way from the city of Nanjing to the city of Chongqing on Monday night when it encountered a severe storm and overturned. HUNDREDS of bodies have been retrieved from Chinese waters after a nightmare cruise ship crash left more than 400 dead.

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. MV Dongfang zhi Xing was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. By Dion Rabouin DionRabouin 060515 AT 1215 PM.

A survivor C-green top is rescued by divers from the Dongfangzhixing or Eastern Star vessel which sank in the Yangtze river. China cruise ship disaster. Rescuers were able to save dozens of passengers after a severe storm capsized a cruise ship in China.