The World : 300 on Ferry Feared Lost

As many as 300 people were feared drowned in China when a ferry capsized--apparently because passengers rushed to one side of the vessel to watch a fist fight, officials said. Authorities in the northeastern city of Harbin said the 65-foot-long boat was ferrying passengers from a tourist island on the Songhua River when the disaster occurred about 250 yards from shore. About 110 bodies were recovered from the water and a search was continuing for at least 150 people reported missing.