Police have detained the two owners of an allegedly overloaded ship that capsized Wednesday, leaving four people dead and at least 10 missing in central Chinas Hubei Province.
A roll-on roll-off ship, the Qingjiang No. 8, capsized after two of the 16 trucks on board rolled off, and the other 14 trucks fell into Qingjiang River at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in Shuibuya Town, Badong County.
The vessel, 74 meters long and 12.5 meters wide, was designed to carry a maximum of 12 trucks, said Duan Lunyi, vice governor of Hubei Province who oversaw the rescue at the scene.
The ship belonged to two people who were both detained by police, Duan said.
Thirteen people were rescued, and seven were taken to hospital. Four male bodies have been found Thursday and at least 10 people were still missing, said Duan.
The 14 trucks loaded with iron ore were lying at the bottom of the river, which was deep as 100 meters, and it was difficult to pull them out, said Duan.
Three salvage teams, totaling 30 people, were still searching for the missing.
Source:shiptalk