Yang Sing River Disaster A sudden squall in the river and the ferry was high in the water and it capsized so quickly that there was no time for alarm. The passengersβ mostly elderly people who had saved money to do this one in a life -time cruise. The stalker death suddenly struck this was not the way the old had planned to die. The hope was a bed, near family around and there would be words of everlasting love propped up by embroidered pillows. The Chinese love their old people β or did- now they are angry want to know the sea- worthiness of the ship, private or state-owned? Someone has to been found guilty, perhaps her captain?