Rescuers work through night to reach cruise ship survivors
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2015-06-03 15:25:05
An armed policeman stands guard at a police line blocking off the site. Hubei Province armed police cordoned off the area on June 2 as part of rescue efforts. Photo: Global Times
Editor's Note:
Rescue efforts continue on June 3 as a total 15 survivors were rescued from a capsized cruise ship carrying 458 people that sank in the Yangtze River in what may prove to be one of China's worst shipping disasters in decades.

Search and rescue work continues during the night of June 2. Photo: Global Times
A diver prepares to enter the river with the aid of rescuers. Photo: Global Times
A diver holds a searchlight as a rescuer shoots video. Photo:Global Times
Divers (dressed in black) take a short rest after returning from a mission. Photo: Global Times
A diver prepares to enter the river with the aid of rescuers. Photo: Global Times
A diver prepares to enter the river with the aid of rescuers. Photo: Global Times
A diver suits up with the help of two rescuers. Photo: Global Times
A diver is treated for a wound he suffered from a piece of sharp metal while underwater. Photo: Global Times
A rescue team goes over plans at night aboard a rescue boat. Photo: Global Times
A team of rescuers stand on the bottom of the capsized cruise ship. Photo: Global Times
A rescuer walks down to the surface of the capsized ship. Photo: Global Times
A group of rescuers handle a recovered body from the site. Photo: Global Times
Exhausted rescuers take a short rest on board a rescue boat. Photo: Global Times
Rescuers grab a nap in an office. Photo: Global Times
Premier Li Keqiang directs rescue efforts from a boat in the early morning of June 3. Photo: Global Times