Survivor recounts harrowing ordeal aboard sinking Chinese cruise ship

June 03, 2015 02:48

As wind and rain lashed the Eastern Star cruise ship on Monday night, and lightning illuminated the sky, 43-year-old tour guide Zhang Hui was making his way back to his cabin.

It was just before 9:30 p.m., and many of the elderly members of his tour group had gone to bed. Suddenly, the storm on the Yangtze River transformed into a freak tornado. Water started seeping into rooms, even through closed windows, Zhang recalled. Then, the boat listed 45 degrees, sending bottles skidding off tables and onto the floor.

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