Officials, Executives Linked to Yangtze Disaster Get Warnings, Demotions

(Beijing) – Dozens of officials and executives received warnings or demotions for problems found during an inquiry into a ship capsizing on the Yangtze River, but a team of government investigators concluded that the disaster that took more than 440 lives was mainly due to poor weather.

A team sent by the cabinet to investigate the capsizing of the Dongfang Zhixing, or Eastern Star, on June 1 ruled that extreme weather was to blame for the disaster. A report on the team's findings was released on December 30.