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World War II Ship That Sank With 864 Soldiers On Board Found After 84 Years
Dubbed as Australia's "worst maritime disaster", the ship was torpedoed while it was travelling from Papua New Guinea to China's Hainan by a US submarine.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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China Cargo Ship Capsizes on Yangtze, Casualties Unknown
A Chinese cargo ship capsized on the Yangtze river near the eastern city of Nanjing early today, but casualties were unknown, state media reported.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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396 Confirmed Dead in China Ship Sinking
A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country's worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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China Ship Disaster Toll Reaches 331
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 331 today, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and said it would cooperate with investigations.
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Propaganda Machine in Overdrive for China Shipwreck
All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Death Toll Jumps to 18
Scores of divers cautiously searched a capsized ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, as the death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years jumped to 18.
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Small Tornado Hit Area Where Ship Sank: China
A small and fast-moving tornado hit the area where a Chinese cruise ship capsized leaving more than 400 missing, weather officials said, possibly shedding light on the disaster's cause.
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China to Launch New Marine Surveillance Satellites
China today said it will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs and marine disasters, amidst a string of raging maritime disputes with its neighbours.
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World War II Ship That Sank With 864 Soldiers On Board Found After 84 Years
Dubbed as Australia's "worst maritime disaster", the ship was torpedoed while it was travelling from Papua New Guinea to China's Hainan by a US submarine.
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China Blames Weather For Ship Disaster, Captain May Be Prosecuted
A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported.
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China Cargo Ship Capsizes on Yangtze, Casualties Unknown
A Chinese cargo ship capsized on the Yangtze river near the eastern city of Nanjing early today, but casualties were unknown, state media reported.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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396 Confirmed Dead in China Ship Sinking
A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country's worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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China Ship Disaster Toll Reaches 331
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 331 today, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and said it would cooperate with investigations.
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Propaganda Machine in Overdrive for China Shipwreck
All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Death Toll Jumps to 18
Scores of divers cautiously searched a capsized ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, as the death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years jumped to 18.
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Small Tornado Hit Area Where Ship Sank: China
A small and fast-moving tornado hit the area where a Chinese cruise ship capsized leaving more than 400 missing, weather officials said, possibly shedding light on the disaster's cause.
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China to Launch New Marine Surveillance Satellites
China today said it will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs and marine disasters, amidst a string of raging maritime disputes with its neighbours.
