Weekly alert – Yangtze ferry update, Unmanned ships debate, Hebei Spirit

by admin June 10, 2015

June 10, 2015 219 views

Yangtze ferry disaster ship moved upstream

Yangtze ferry didaster ship moved upstream

Chinese rescue teams have decided to move the stricken Yangtze River ferry Eastern Star upstream to calmer waters to continue to the search for the remaining missing passengers. According to local…

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