EMPTY PASSENGER SHIP PASSES THROUGH LOCK AT THREE GORGES DAMN IN YICHANG, 2003-06-14 (photo)

Two Chinese workers watch the gates of a ship lock open for an empty passenger ship that passes through the lock as part of the first test of the facilities at the Three Gorges dam in Yichang, Hubei province, June 13, 2003. Inspectors have recently found about 80 cracks in the dam surface. The government still says the dam on the Yangtze river has been a success since its reservoir began to fill on June 1. The construction committee inspection group said that while the cracks were not a threat to safety, they could expand and cause leaking if not repaired. REUTERS/China Photo