Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing
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MV Dongfang zhi Xing was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. On the night of 1 June 2015, the ship was traveling on the Yangtze River when it capsized during
A typical cruise ship similar to Dongfang zhi Xing used to tour the Three Gorges rivers
Taiping (steamer)
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Taiping was a Chinese steamer that sank after a collision with a smaller cargo ship, Chienyuan, while en route from mainland China to Taiwan on 27 January 1949. With an estimated death toll of over 1,
Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing
…peacetime maritime disaster in China's history, and the worst maritime disaster (including wartime disasters) in China's history since the steamer Taiping sank in January 1949, killing more than 1,500. Around 21:28 on 1 June 2015, Dongfang zhi Xing was making a 1,500 km (930 mi) trip from Nanjing to…
Memorial to the sinking in Keelung.