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| Mourning ceremonies for China ship dead as toll rises | |
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| Ceremonies are being held to remember the hundreds of people who died in Monday's Chinese cruise ship disaster. | |
| On Sunday the death toll rose to 431, with only 11 still missing as rescuers continue to sweep the Yangtze river. | On Sunday the death toll rose to 431, with only 11 still missing as rescuers continue to sweep the Yangtze river. |
| Earlier, state television showed officials and rescuers bowing their heads towards the ship as nearby vessels sounded their horns. | Earlier, state television showed officials and rescuers bowing their heads towards the ship as nearby vessels sounded their horns. |
| More than 1,400 family members were expected to gather near the river for their own remembrance ceremonies. | More than 1,400 family members were expected to gather near the river for their own remembrance ceremonies. |
| The ship, the Eastern Star, capsized in a storm on Monday and was turned upright in an operation on Friday. | The ship, the Eastern Star, capsized in a storm on Monday and was turned upright in an operation on Friday. |
| Sunday marks the seventh days since the ship went down, the traditional Chinese date at which to mourn the dead. | Sunday marks the seventh days since the ship went down, the traditional Chinese date at which to mourn the dead. |
| Just 14 of the 456 passengers and crew are known to have survived, among them is the ship's captain. | Just 14 of the 456 passengers and crew are known to have survived, among them is the ship's captain. |
| The tragedy looks set to be China's worst shipping disaster in more than 60 years of Communist rule. | The tragedy looks set to be China's worst shipping disaster in more than 60 years of Communist rule. |
| Why did cruise ship capsize? | Why did cruise ship capsize? |
| On Friday, hooks were welded onto the four-storey ship and a net stretched around the entire structure in order to lift it by crane. | On Friday, hooks were welded onto the four-storey ship and a net stretched around the entire structure in order to lift it by crane. |
| Most of the bodies retrieved were inside the vessel. Following the ship's raising, the death toll jumped by 200 people. | Most of the bodies retrieved were inside the vessel. Following the ship's raising, the death toll jumped by 200 people. |
| Rescuers are now sweeping a 1,300 km stretch of the river that extends from Jianli, Hubei Province where the ship capsized, to the port city of Shanghai. | Rescuers are now sweeping a 1,300 km stretch of the river that extends from Jianli, Hubei Province where the ship capsized, to the port city of Shanghai. |
| At the time of the disaster, Chinese officials promised there would be "no cover-up" as to the cause of the disaster. | At the time of the disaster, Chinese officials promised there would be "no cover-up" as to the cause of the disaster. |
| Family members have been provided with accommodation and medical services while Vice Premier Mai Kai met with some of the relatives. | Family members have been provided with accommodation and medical services while Vice Premier Mai Kai met with some of the relatives. |
| Despite this, many of the grieving protested at the site of the crash, frustrated by the government's lack of information. | Despite this, many of the grieving protested at the site of the crash, frustrated by the government's lack of information. |
| Authorities have tightly controlled access to the site, leading family members and journalists to complain. | Authorities have tightly controlled access to the site, leading family members and journalists to complain. |
| The Eastern Star | The Eastern Star |
| In pictures: Ship righted | In pictures: Ship righted |
| Yangtze River tragedy on trip of a lifetime | Yangtze River tragedy on trip of a lifetime |
| Could Mei-yu weather front be behind disaster? | Could Mei-yu weather front be behind disaster? |
| Questions raised over Eastern Star's sinking | Questions raised over Eastern Star's sinking |
| The majority of those on board the ship were elderly tourists. | The majority of those on board the ship were elderly tourists. |
| State spokesperson Hu Kaihong said DNA tests are being carried out on the retrieved bodies. | State spokesperson Hu Kaihong said DNA tests are being carried out on the retrieved bodies. |
| The 14 survivors jumped from the ship as it began to sink. Three were rescued by divers from air pockets in the upturned hull. | The 14 survivors jumped from the ship as it began to sink. Three were rescued by divers from air pockets in the upturned hull. |
| The cause of the sinking is not yet known, but survivors have spoken of an intense storm which flipped the boat over in minutes. | The cause of the sinking is not yet known, but survivors have spoken of an intense storm which flipped the boat over in minutes. |
| The captain and chief engineer, who were among those who escaped, have since been detained. | The captain and chief engineer, who were among those who escaped, have since been detained. |
| Relatives have started a petition calling for the captain to be executed. | Relatives have started a petition calling for the captain to be executed. |
| The Eastern Star could become China's deadliest boat accident since the SS Kiangya sank off Shanghai in 1948, killing somewhere between 2,750 and 4,000 people. | The Eastern Star could become China's deadliest boat accident since the SS Kiangya sank off Shanghai in 1948, killing somewhere between 2,750 and 4,000 people. |