Rescuers and bereaved relatives mourned Sunday for the victims of the capsized cruise ship Eastern Star on the Yangtze River in Central China's Hubei Province, as the death toll rose to 432, with another 10 still missing. 

 

Ship horns wailed in grief as hundreds of people stood at the accident site and mourned during a three-minute tribute to the victims at around 9 am Sunday, the seventh day after the tragedy.

 

According to Chinese tradition, the seventh day after one's death is an occasion for the deceased's relatives to mourn the passing of their loved ones.

 

The Eastern Star was caught in a tornado and capsized at around 9:28 pm on June 1 in a section of the Yangtze River flowing through Jianli County, Hubei Province. The incident is believed to be China's worst maritime disaster in decades. 

 

Only 14 people, including the captain and the chief engineer, were found alive. 

 

On Saturday morning, the body of the youngest victim, a three-year-old girl, was found on the fourth deck of the upturned ship, which was righted and hoisted out of water on Friday. 

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