About Six hours ago a ship carrying 458 people in China capsized on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. At the moment five people have been reported dead, Other dozen survivors found and 2 of the crew members held for questioning by the China authorities.
According to BBc report, the boat, the Eastern Star, reportedly sent no emergency signal. The alarm was raised by those who had swum to shore.
The captain and the chief engineer, who both survived, have been detained. They say the boat was caught in a cyclone.
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Chinese media quoted them as saying the vessel sank within minutes, while many people were asleep.
Most of those on board were tourists aged around 50 to 80 travelling from the eastern city of Nanjing to Chongqing in the south-west - a journey of at least 1,500km (930 miles).
The ship sank in the Damazhou waterway section of the Yangtze, where the world's third longest river reaches depths of about 15m (50ft) deep.
Rescuers are on the boat helping survivors.
Rescuers using hammer to communicate with survivours.
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