Orient Queen (1989)

	As Vistamar in 2008, entering the port of Stralsund, Germany
History
Name	1989–2012: Vistamar; 2012–2016: Orient Queen II; 2016–2018: Med Queen; 2018–2020: Orient Queen;
Operator	Abou Merhi Cruises
Port of registry	1989–2001: Panama City, Panama; 2001–2006: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; 2006: Valletta, Malta; 2006–2007: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 2007–2012: Venezia, Italy; 2012: Valletta, Malta; 2012–2016: Panama City, Panama; 2016: Valletta, Malta; 2016–2020: Nassau, Bahamas;
Builder	Union Naval de Levante
Yard number	175
Identification	Call sign: C6CT7; IMO number: 8701193; MMSI number: 311000571;
Fate	Damaged by explosion, capsized 5 August 2020. Scrapped July 2022.
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	7,478 GT
Length	128.8 m (423 ft)
Beam	16.82 m (55.2 ft)

Orient Queen was a former cruise ship built in 1989 for the company Mar Lines by the Unión Naval de Levante shipyard in Valencia, Spain. On 4 August 2020, the ship was badly damaged by an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, near where she was berthed, and subsequently capsized.

History
As Vistamar in 2008, entering the port of Stralsund, Germany
Name	1989–2012: Vistamar 2012–2016: Orient Queen II 2016–2018: Med Queen 2018–2020: Orient Queen
Operator	Abou Merhi Cruises
Port of registry	1989–2001: Panama City, Panama 2001–2006: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2006: Valletta, Malta 2006–2007: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2007–2012: Venezia, Italy 2012: Valletta, Malta 2012–2016: Panama City, Panama 2016: Valletta, Malta 2016–2020: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	Union Naval de Levante
Yard number	175
Identification	Call sign: C6CT7 IMO number: 8701193 MMSI number: 311000571
Fate	Damaged by explosion, capsized 5 August 2020. Scrapped July 2022.
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	7,478 GT
Length	128.8 m (423 ft)
Beam	16.82 m (55.2 ft)