2015年CRI 长江倾覆客轮搜救加速

 

Massive 500 tonne cranes hoisted¹ the damaged hull² of the Eastern Star that capsized with 456 passengers on board on Monday.

Over a thousand relatives. who had gathered on the riverbank, broke down in tears as the ship emerged from the murky³ waters of the Yangtze at about 6.50 PM on Friday evening.

Its smashed blue roof and twisted top-deck showed the extent of the damage caused by a freak tornado⁴ that made the ship turn upside down within minutes.

Many of the passengers on board were elderly Chinese tourists on a river cruise from Nanjing to Chongqing.

Only 14 people survived. Many of them had jumped off the ship as it began to sink. Three were rescued by divers⁵ from air pockets in the upturned hull.

But authorities say the chances of finding anyone still alive are "slim."

Rescue teams have now shifted their focus from attempting to find survivors⁶ to searching the ship's 150 cabins for the bodies of more than 300 people who are still missing.

Liu Xiaowu, Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Area Command says the rescue team plans to complete the search inside the ship in seven hours.

"According to the plan for this phase, we will strive to finish the search within seven hours. As for the problem that some deceased might be washed away, the command center has made thorough plans. We have deployed⁷ search and rescue personnel along the river to prevent this from happening. There are also nets set along the river 200 meters, 500 meters, and 700 meters away from the accident site."

Over 500 medical workers have been deployed to carry out psychological counseling and epidemic⁸ prevention work in Jianli County, in Central China's Hubei province where the accident occurred.

Meanwhile, the Chongqing Dongfang Shipping⁹ Company, which owns the Eastern Star says it has ordered an internal inquiry¹⁰ into the safety record of its fleet in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Maritime¹¹ agency records showed that the Eastern Star was investigated for safety violations¹² two years ago. It was held alongside five other vessels¹³ in 2013 over safety concerns.

Shanghai based Xiehe Travels, the tour operator that organized the cruise has apologized for the delay in informing the relatives when disaster struck.

But Tao Fei, legal representative for the company says they had followed all the relevant safety procedures.

"Our tour agency was registered in Shanghai in 1997. We obtained all the required approvals for running a tour agency including a business permit, qualification code and taxpayer¹⁴ registration¹⁵. We had gone through all the procedures."

The captain and chief engineer, however, have been detained by the police for questioning.

Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for a thorough investigation¹⁶ into the incident and has promised to make the findings public.

Forensic¹⁷ experts have now started identifying the bodies that are being recovered. Relatives are lining¹⁸ up to give DNA¹⁹ samples to help this identification process.

For the loved ones of those who perished in what is now set to become China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years, the long wait for answers has just begun.

1 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

2 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

3 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。

4 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

5 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

7 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

8 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

9 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

10 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

11 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

12 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

13 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 taxpayer   

n.纳税人

参考例句：

• The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
• The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。

15 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

16 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

17 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

18 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

19 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。