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Toll in China ship tragedy rises past 400
Salvage and rescue personnel bow their heads as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China s worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades
Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens
UPDATED Authorities gave the new death toll as of Saturday June 6 in what looks likely to be China s worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years
Philippines comforts China over sunken ship
Like China to the Philippines after Yolanda the country shares the grief of China after a ship sinks in China s Yangtze River
Murky waters, perilous currents complicate China ship rescue
Transport ministry spokesman Xu Chengguang says that besides time pressures rescuers are also facing challenges posed by inclement weather
China relatives hope for 'miracle' in race to find ship survivors
UPDATED Early investigations showed the area where the ship sank was hit by a small and fast moving tornado
Rescuers race against clock to find survivors of China ship
Chinese rescuers work through the night in a desperate race to find survivors from a capsized cruise ship with more than 400 people still missing after the boat sank in a storm on the Yangtze river
Passengers on capsized China cruise ship had little warning
The hundreds of passengers on a Chinese ferry that capsized during a storm had little warning before disaster struck according to a state media interview with a survivor
