Death Toll for Capsized Chinese Cruise Ship Jumps to Over 400
Hudson Hongo · 06/06/15 12:45PMSince righting the vessel on Friday, rescue personnel have recovered hundreds of bodies from a capsized passenger ship on the Yangtze River, bringing the official death toll to 406 as of Saturday, the L.A. Times reports. According to the Associated Press, this makes the Eastern Star disaster the country’s deadliest maritime accident since 1948.