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Photos Of China's Cruise Ship Tragedy Capture The Desperate Effort To Rescue Survivors

Photos Capture Desperate Effort To Rescue Survivors Of Cruise Ship Tragedy
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A cruise ship carrying 458 people capsized during a storm on China's Yangtze river on Monday night, leaving more than 400 missing.

The four-level ship was on its way from the city of Nanjing to the city of Chongqing, the Associated Press reports. Many of the passengers were retirees.

Several survivors swam ashore on Monday night and divers pulled three people alive from inside the ship on Tuesday, bringing the total of those rescued to 15. At least five people were confirmed dead.

Photos published on Tuesday showed the tireless efforts of divers and rescue teams to find more survivors in the water.

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Rescuers search for survivors from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River on June 2, 2015 in Nanjing, China. (ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Rescuers save survivors at the site of the overturned passenger ship.
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Rescuers pull a person from the water as they search for survivors.
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This combination photo shows a rescuer swimming back to the rescue ship for backup after finding suvivors at the overturned passenger ship.
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A survivor is saved from the overturned passenger ship.
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An elderly survivor is carried onto the river bank after being rescued.
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A man shows the photo of his father-in-law, who was traveling on the overturned ship.
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Relatives of passengers wait for news at the Shijiyuan Hotel.
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Relatives of passengers wait for news at the Shijiyuan Hotel.
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Relatives of passengers wait for news at the Shijiyuan Hotel.
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A diver walks into the water as rescue teams search for survivors.
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Rescuers prepare to search for survivors.
Rescue teams search for survivors.

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Rescue workers look at the sunken passenger ship being lifted by cranes in the Yangtze river in Jianli in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Rescuers remove another body of a victim from the 'Eastern Star' cruise ship on June 4, 2015, which had more than 456 people on board when it overturned on June 1 night in a storm on the Yangtze, off Jianli, China's Hubei province. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Rescuers rest as they gather to watch the 'Eastern Star' cruise ship on June 4, 2015, which had more than 456 people on board when it overturned on June 1 night in a storm on the Yangtze, off Jianli, China's Hubei province. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Rescue workers rest next to empty stretchers on the river bank next to the turned around capsized passenger ship as it is lifted by cranes in the Yangtze river in Jianli in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Rescue workers rest next to empty stretchers on the river bank next to the turned around capsized passenger ship as it is lifted by cranes in the Yangtze river in Jianli in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Cranes raise the sunken passenger ship in the Yangtze river in Jianli in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Rescue workers look at the sunken passenger ship as it is lifted by cranes in the Yangtze river in Jianli, in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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A relative with flowers, who's family members were onboard the passenger ship carrying more than 450 people which sank in the Yangtze river, is seen surrounded by paramilitary soldiers after breaking through the first police cordon in the direction of the site near the funeral parlor in Jianli, in China's Hubei province on June 5, 2015. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Local residents take part in a candlelight vigil to pay their respects to victims of the sunken ship in Jianli, China's Hubei province on June 4, 2015. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Local residents take part in a candlelight vigil to pay their respects to victims of the sunken ship in Jianli, China's Hubei province on June 4, 2015. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Medical workers, in white, stand as rescuers work on the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei province Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People gather at the embankment watch the rescue operation of a capsized ship passengers in the Yangtze River, in Dongshanzhen town in Hunan province, China Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese soldiers stand near a wrapped body as rescuers work on the capsized ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese paramilitary policemen and medical officers prepare for rescue operations of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in Jianli in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescuers rest at a command center which has been set up for rescue operations of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in Jianli. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese soldiers march along the embankment past police officers, at center, stopping journalists from getting near to a command center which has been set up for rescue operations of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in Jianli in central China's Hubei province, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A marine boat patrols past the capsized ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese paramilitary policemen block a road leading to the site of a capsized cruise ship in Jianli in central China's Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescue workers gather on the hull of the capsized cruise ship, center, on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescuers work on the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Villagers watch as Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard on a road to prevent people from getting near rescue efforts for the capsized ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015.(AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese paramilitary policemen work on the river bank behind the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescuers search for survivors from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River on June 2, 2015 in Nanjing, China. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Rescue workers are seen on the hull of a capsized passenger ship Dongfangzhixing or 'Eastern Star' in the Yangtze river at Jianli in China's Hubei province on June 3, 2015. (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Rescuers search for survivors from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River on June 2, 2015 in Nanjing, China. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A survivor, 21-year-old crew member Chen Shuhan, is rescued by divers from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A Chinese rescue team head out to search for survivors. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Rescuers carry a survivor from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River on June 2, 2015. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Paramedics assist a survivor of a ship sinking in the Yangtze River at a hospital on June 2, 2015 in Jingzhou, China. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Rescuers have a rest at a shelter in Jingzhou, China. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Workers prepare coffins for victims from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing at a funeral parlour in Jingzhou, China. (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Rescue workers gather on the hull of the capsized cruise ship in Jianli in central China's Hubei province. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Chinese rescue boat is seen alongside a capsized passenger ship carrying more than 450 people which sunk in the Yangtze River. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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More than 450 people were aboard the ship when it sank in the Yangtze River. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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The rescue effort was hampered by strong winds and heavy rain off Jianli in China's Hubei province. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Relatives of passengers on board the doomed vessel Dongfangzhixing or 'Eastern Star' mourning as they wait to register in preparation to head to the scene of the accident. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Relatives of missing passengers who were on a ship that sank in the powerful Yangtze River. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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