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Witness Scenes From the Rescue After Chinese Cruise Ship Sinks

Rescuers save a survivor, center, from the overturned passenger ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province on June 2, 2015.
Rescuers save a survivor, center, from the overturned passenger ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province on June 2, 2015.Cheng Min—AP
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An aerial view shows rescue workers searching on the sunken ship at Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015.
An aerial view shows rescue workers searching on the sunken ship at Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015. Reuters
A woman is helped after being pulled out by divers from a sunken ship in Jianli, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015.
A woman is helped after being pulled out by divers from a sunken ship in Jianli, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015. Reuters
Rescuers save a survivor, center, from the overturned passenger ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province on June 2, 2015.
Rescuers save a survivor, center, from the overturned passenger ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province on June 2, 2015.Cheng Min—AP
Paramilitary soldiers in raincoats watch a sunken ship and rescue ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015.
Paramilitary soldiers in raincoats watch a sunken ship and rescue ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015.Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters
Rescue workers carry a body from the sunken ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015.
Rescue workers carry a body from the sunken ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China on June 2, 2015. Aly Song—Reuters
Rescue ships and workers are seen around a sunken ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China, on June 2, 2015.
Rescue ships and workers are seen around a sunken ship in the Jianli section of Yangtze River, Hubei province, China, on June 2, 2015. Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters

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