No new victim of the ship accident in the Yellow River in Yuanyang County of central China's Henan Province was found though the rescue work has been going on.

The rescue team said they are not optimistic.

Four people were killed and ten are missing after a ship capsized when crossing the Yellow River in Yuanyang County at 9:30 am Saturday.

Twenty-seven people on board fell into the water when the accident occurred and 13 were saved, the local government said.

Some 1,600 people, 20 ships and 50 vehicles have been sent for rescue work, the source said.

(Xinhua News Agency May 2, 2004)