Death toll rises to 8 after ship capsizes in central China

One more body was retrieved and three others located at scene of a shipping accident in central China's Hubei Province Friday, bringing the death toll to eight.

Six people were still missing as of 10 a.m. Friday, and their chances of survival were slim, rescuers said.

Police have detained the two owners of the ship on charges of overloading.

The Qingjiang No. 8 ship, transporting 16 trucks loaded with iron ore, capsized Wednesday morning after docking in a reservoir in Shuibuya Town, Badong County, losing at least 14 people and 14 trucks into the water.

Four bodies had been found as of Thursday.

Rescuers have already located three other bodies, but had difficulties in retrieving as them as they were stuck in or between the trucks, according to the rescuers.

Source: Xinhua