![Freak storm sank China ferry with loss of 450 lives Freak storm sank China ferry with loss of 450 lives](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-12/41451483736_YangtzeRiver.jpg)
Freak storm sank China ferry with loss of 450 lives
The Eastern Star capsized with mostly elderly holidaymakers on board in June, the country's worst shipping disaster for more than six decades.
Wed Dec 30 2015
![Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/41433560345_295x200.jpg)
Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens
Local officials widened the search scope to 1,300 kilometres of the Yangtze in the hope of finding 46 people still unaccounted for.
Sun Jun 07 2015
![More than 330 confirmed dead in China ship sinking More than 330 confirmed dead in China ship sinking](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/41433560345_295x200.jpg)
More than 330 confirmed dead in China ship sinking
A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead from a cruise ship that capsized in central China after rescuers lifted the vessel out of the water, state-media said Saturday.
Sat Jun 06 2015
![China prepares to turn capsized ship, signaling end of survivor search China prepares to turn capsized ship, signaling end of survivor search](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/81433320176_295x200.jpg)
China prepares to turn capsized ship, signaling end of survivor search
Chinese authorities on Friday morning began preliminary work on righting a cruise liner that capsized earlier this week with 456 people aboard, saying they had given up hope of finding more survivors.
Fri Jun 05 2015
![China ship with over 450 people on board sinks in the Yangzte China ship with over 450 people on board sinks in the Yangzte](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/81433383965_300x250.jpg)
China ship with over 450 people on board sinks in the Yangzte
The ship, named Dongfangzhixing (Eastern Star) sank on Monday night in the Jianli County, China
Thu Jun 04 2015
![Hopes for China boat passengers fade at hospital Hopes for China boat passengers fade at hospital](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/61433326230_295x200.jpg)
Hopes for China boat passengers fade at hospital
Hopes were fading, both at Jianli's People's Hospital and on the banks of the Yangtze where the ship capsized, of finding more survivors.
Wed Jun 03 2015
![Survivor recounts harrowing ordeal aboard sinking Chinese cruise ship Survivor recounts harrowing ordeal aboard sinking Chinese cruise ship](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/81433320176_295x200.jpg)
Survivor recounts harrowing ordeal aboard sinking Chinese cruise ship
Zhang who is one of the 14 people, out of the 456 aboard, known to have survived in China's Eastern Star shipping disaster, recounts his ordeal.
Wed Jun 03 2015
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Kapal China dengan 450 penumpang karam
Sebuah kapal China, Dongfangzhixing atau Eastern Star yang membawa lebih 450 penumpang, karam di Sungai Yangtze di tengah China.
Tue Jun 02 2015
![Distraught families await news after China boat sinking Distraught families await news after China boat sinking](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/71433243047_295x200.jpg)
Distraught families await news after China boat sinking
Distraught family members are pleading for information on their elderly parents' fate after a ship capsized in China's Yangtze river.
Tue Jun 02 2015
![Dongfangzhixing: Divers race to find survivors Dongfangzhixing: Divers race to find survivors](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/81433231998_295x200.jpg)
Dongfangzhixing: Divers race to find survivors
Divers racing to find survivors rescued a 65-year-old woman on Tuesday after a Chinese ship sank with more than 450 mainly elderly people in the storm-tossed Yangtze river.
Tue Jun 02 2015
![Ship carrying over 450 people sinks in China's Yangtze: state media Ship carrying over 450 people sinks in China's Yangtze: state media](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-06/81433227860_295x200.jpg)
Ship carrying over 450 people sinks in China's Yangtze: state media
A passenger ship carrying more than 450 people has sunk in the Yangtze river in central China, state media reported Tuesday.
Tue Jun 02 2015