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The death toll is at 18 early Wednesday in the sinking of a cruise ship on China's Yangtze River, Reuters reports, and the government has corrected the number of those rescued to 14, down from 15.


China's government-run CCTV reports that 

salvage ships are on hand to attempt to breach the hull of the ship

. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for 36 hours after the ship capsized.


More than 100 additional divers are scheduled to begin work at the site today, but storm weather, fast currents and fifty feet of water have made for challenging conditions for the rescuers, the Associated Press reports.

According to The Associated Press, the vessel was carrying more than 400 people and authorities have rescued 15.

 that both the captain and the chief engineer of the ship have been rescued.


The agency said both of them "claimed the ship sank quickly after being caught in a cyclone."

At least 15 people have been rescued; more than 400 were aboard the ship.

Cruise ship capsizes in China, leaving hundreds unaccounted for

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