The damaged Yangtze River cruise ship Eastern Star was moved around 10 km upstream of its accident site on Wednesday morning following concerns that it may be further destroyed.
At around 10 a.m., the Eastern Star was pulled by a tugboat to calmer waters and away from the site where capsized on June 1, killing 434 people onboard, with eight still missing, reports Xinhua.
On Tuesday, rescuers were seen patching the many leaks on the hull and moved 10 tonnes of sand bags to the right side of the ship to prevent it from tilting to the left.
Removing the ship from the edge of the main channel will also facilitate navigation on the Yangtze, the Chinese Shipping Ministry said.
The ship, carrying 456 people onboard, was on an 11-day trip along the Yangtze River when it was overturned in heavy rains on the night of June 1. Only 14 had survived.
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