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  Sinking location  Sinking location | |
| Date | 1 June 2015 |
|---|---|
| Time | 21:28 (UTC+8) |
| Location | Yangtze River, Jianli County, Hubei |
| Coordinates | 29°42′44″N 112°55′25″E / 29.7123°N 112.9236°E[1] |
| Participants | 454[2][3] |
| Outcome | Ship sank, 12 rescued |
| Deaths | 442[4][5][6] |
| Survivors | 12 |
MV Dongfang zhi Xing (Chinese: 东方之星; pinyin: Dōngfāng zhī Xīng; translated as Oriental Star or Eastern Star) was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. On the night of 1 June 2015, the ship was traveling on the Yangtze River when it capsized during a thunderstorm in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 survivors (including two rescued by officials).[3] The passengers were mostly in their 60s and 70s, and mostly from Nanjing, where the ship started its cruise.
The final investigation concluded the ship navigated into a squall line (the biggest scale of thunderstorm) from 21:19 onwards, blasted by a downburst (a form of windshear) from 21:26 to 21:32, capsized at 21:31, and sank at 21:32. The ship met gusts of 32–38 m/s (72-85 mph, equivalent to wind force scale of 12-13). The hourly rain was observed at 94.4mm.[7]
It is the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in China's history, and the worst maritime disaster (including wartime disasters) in China's history since the steamer Taiping sank in January 1949, killing more than 1,500.[8]
- ^ "长江沉船 事发3天前航道局提醒谨慎航行，航道因施工曾调整". The Paper. 5 June 2015.
- ^ Wong, Edward; Forsythe, Michael (3 June 2015). "Few Triumphs in Frantic Hunt for 430 in Yangtze River". New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing: 12 rescued, 442 bodied found" (in Chinese). People.cn. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ Watson, Ivan; Park, Madison; Botelho, Greg (5 June 2015). "331 bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship that capsized". CNN. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Stricken Chinese cruise ship lifted from Yangtze River; hundreds of bodies recovered". CNN. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Death toll climbs to 82 as China starts righting capsized ship". Reuters. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ 國務院「東方之星」號客輪翻沉事件調查組— (30 December 2015). ""东方之星"号客轮翻沉事件调查报告公布（全文）". 财新网轉載国家安监总局网. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.
- ^ Kuo, Lily (5 June 2015). "With over 440 expected dead, the Yangtze river cruise sinking is China's worst boating disaster". Quartz. Retrieved 7 June 2015.