The Eastern Star is upright once again, looking almost normal with its bottom resting on the water and its deck and cabins clear above it.
The ship's positioning Friday was a step forward in the dayslong nightmare playing out on a section of the Yangtze River that flows through Hubei province. It means answers should be easier to come by as to why the Eastern Star capsized Monday night and what can be done to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
It also means closure could be coming soon to hundreds of families.
At least 396 bodies had been recovered by Saturday, according to Chinese state media. There are 46 people still unaccounted for.
Of the 456 people on board, 14 survived. But rescuers have had no luck since Tuesday, when a 21-year-old sailor and 65-year-old woman were plucked from the water.
The chances of more miracles have dwindled with each passing day. And the salvage process has begun.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/05/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinking/index.html
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-Stricken Chinese cruise ship
WHEN-not given
WHAT-not given
WHY-
WHERE-Yangtze River
HOW-not given
1.deck:甲板
2.capsized:翻覆
3.pluck:解救
4.dwindled:逐漸變少
5.salvage:搶救
It's very shocked to me that it caused hundreds of people died. This is really a tragedy. I think the families who lost their members would be very sad and nothing can comfort them. I hope the people who still unaccounted for can be found quickly.
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