A cruise ship with more than 450 on board sank in the Yangtze River on Monday night. So far, fifteen people have been rescued and another five have been confirmed dead.[Special coverage]
The following contains details of major ship accidents on the 6,300-km-long Yangtze River, China's longest river, over the past three decades.
On January 15, 2015, 22 people were confirmed dead after a tug boat with 25 on board sank on the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province.
On September 8, 2009, 20 people died when a boat carrying 40 suddenly capsized and threw all passengers into the river on the Tongling section of the Yangtze River in east China's Anhui Province.
On June 19, 2003, the Fuzhou No. 10 ship was sailing on the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, with 64 people aboard when it collided with another ship traveling in the opposite direction. The Fuzhou No. 10 ship capsized and sank. All 64 passengers fell into the river, leaving 29 of them dead and 23 missing.
On June 22, 2000, a ferry boat capsized on the Yangtze River in Hejiang County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It was overloaded and navigating in foggy conditions while breaking operating rules, resulting in the deaths of 130 people.
On November 13, 1995, a passenger ship capsized after it collided with a barge on the Yangtze River near Jiangjin City, Sichuan Province, leaving more than 40 dead or missing.
On May 8, 1987, a ferry capsized after colliding with a tug boat on the Yangtze River near the eastern port city of Nantong in Jiangsu Province, resulting in 105 deaths and nine passengers still listed as missing.
The flood-prone Yangtze River, which originates in northwest China's Qinghai Province and flows through many provinces and municipalities before emptying into the East China Sea, is a major transport link between western and eastern China.
