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Operator of capsized Yangtze ship one of oldest in business

Chongqing Eastern Shipping Corp., the operator of the cruise ship that capsized in the Yangtze river with more than 450 people aboard, is one of China's oldest pleasure cruise companies, struggling to compete with newcomers offering much fancier accommodations. For decades, the sunken Eastern Star, the Eastern Pearl and other "three-star" cruise ships have made the 1,100 mile (1,800-kilometer) journey from Chongqing, perched high above the Yangtze, past the craggy, scenic Three Gorges and their gargantuan dam, to Nanjing, way down in the swampy lowlands. Chongqing Eastern Shipping was founded in 1967 during the tumult of the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution as a state company handling river cargo transport from the upper reaches of the Yangtze to the sea.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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