Jianli: The Eastern Star cruise ship has up lifted from Yangtze River after being capsized in a storm on Monday; hundreds of bodies recovered while only 14 of 456 have been survived following disaster.

According to latest foreign media news death toll of Eastern Ship rose to 331 after capsized ship lifted from Yangtze River, hundreds of bodies have been recovered since now while nearly 100 of people were still missing and their relative awaiting for miracles which have dwindled with each passing day.

The latest figure received from rescue officials have revealed that 331 of 456 including passengers and crew have been dead, 14 were those who survived from Chinese worst ferry disaster while more than hundred of on board were still unaccounted for and rescue teams have struggling for them seeking for some survivor.

Authorities have stated that overturning of cruise boat in the Yangtze River on Monday became the China’s deadliest boat disaster in 7 decades, which have more than 450 people aboard including tourists having a journey from Nanjing to Chongqing.

Captain and chief engineer who survived were taken into police custody following the arguments that why they continued cruise instead of weather warning in the region.

The state broadcaster CCTV has posted photos of Friday operation to upright the heavy vessel that engaged hundreds of personnel, many of heavy machines and cranes to turn the Eastern Ship and it is believed that door to door operation in the ship would held for any possibility of survivor.

The ferry disaster was one of worst in recent fatal incident after Dashun ferry capsized in 1999 and led to killing of nearly 280 people while become country’s deadliest incident since sinking of the SS Kiangya off Shanghai in 1948 that left more than three thousand dead.