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Are the Oriental Star and Yangtze River Star the same ship?

The "Yangtze Star" cruise ship has an elegant and unique shape, and a unique arch-flying design. The Victoria Yangtze Star tourist ship is an unconventional tourist ship. It is a fourth-generation luxury tourist ship on the Yangtze River rebuilt and manufactured by China Yangtze River Shipping Group. The Victoria Yangtze River Star is designed and decorated in accordance with four-star standards. The dark blue glass-decorated hull exterior glass curtain wall looks luxurious and elegant, fully reflecting the inherent temperament of the cruise ship and is very popular among foreign guests.

Oriental Star is a ship with a length of 76.5 meters, a width of 11 meters, and a depth of 3.1 meters. The approved passenger quota of the ship is 534 people. The passenger ship has first, second and third class cabins, and is equipped with GPS navigation system, satellite TV, telephone, karaoke room and other equipment and facilities. It has been rated as a "ministerial civilized ship" by the Ministry of Transport. On June 1, 2015, when the ship was sailing to the Hubei Shishou section of the Yangtze River, it suddenly encountered a tornado and capsized instantly. There were 456 people on board at the time, including 405 tourists, 46 crew members, and 5 travel agency staff. In the early morning of June 2, the Ministry of Transport launched a first-level emergency response to search and rescue the "Oriental Star". On June 5, 2015, Jiang Zhao, the legal representative of Chongqing Oriental Shipping Company, apologized for the capsizing of the Yangtze River passenger ship. As of 11:58 on June 8, 2015, the number of victims had risen to 434, with 14 survivors and 8 missing.

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