A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
A mourning ceremony is held on June 7, 2015, for nearly 400 deceased of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province.
Relatives of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourn at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
A relative of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star shouts towards the river during the condolence at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.
A relative of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourns at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
Relatives of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourn at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
Relatives of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourn at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.
Relatives of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourn at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
Relatives of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourn at the bank of the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
A relative of the victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star mourns at the bank of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2015.
Rescuers try to dismantle the hull of Eastern Star, the passenger ship capsized by a tornado, in an effort to search for the missing in the section of Jianli on the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.
Rescuers take a rest on the bank where Eastern Star, the passenger ship capsized by a tornado, is berthed in the section of Jianli on the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.
Rescuers try to dismantle the hull of Eastern Star, the passenger ship capsized by a tornado, in an effort to search for the missing in the section of Jianli on the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.
Rescuers try to dismantle the hull of Eastern Star, the passenger ship capsized by a tornado, in an effort to search for the missing in the section of Jianli on the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2015.

Chinese rescuers and families bewailed the hapless fate of the 432 dead passengers of the cruise ship Eastern Star, which capsized in the Yangtze River due to a tornado encounter.

A three-minute tribute where people offered flowers and ship horns wailed was given at around 9 a.m. on June 7, Sunday, the seventh day after the tragedy.

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The country's top officials issued all-out search and rescue operations for the victims since day one.

According to data, the ship had 450 passengers on board.

The disaster becomes China's worst since 1948, when SS Kiangya sank off Shanghai with between 2,750 to 4,000 passengers.