12 Die in Queen Mary 2 Gangway Collapse

leftchick

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Sat Nov-15-03 12:46 PM
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12 Die in Queen Mary 2 Gangway Collapse

Edited on Sat Nov-15-03 12:47 PM by leftchick

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20031115/ap_on_re_eu/queen_mary_accident

<snip>ST. NAZAIRE, France - A gangway connecting the Queen Mary 2 to a dock collapsed Saturday as dozens of people were crossing it to visit what will be the world's largest passenger ship. At least 12 people were killed and 32 injured, fire officials said.

The victims were family members of workers on the 21-story-tall ocean liner, which is dry docked at this Atlantic coastal shipyard for finishing touches before its maiden voyage, planned for January.

The relatives had been given permission to tour the ship Saturday. They crowded on to the access gangway connecting the dock to the ship when the structure collapsed, said Herve Malherbe, chief aid at the Loire-Atlantic prefecture. It was not immediately known how high up the gangway was.

Ten of the injured were in serious condition, according to the Operational Center Fire and Rescue Center. A child was among the injured, it added, though French radio reports said several children were hurt.

Dozens of firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the scene of the accident, setting up medical units to treat the injured.

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Sat Nov-15-03 12:47 PM
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1. There's a good omen

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Sat Nov-15-03 12:48 PM
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2. Shipbuilders and sailors alike are a superstitious group...

...any misfortune associated with this ship from here on out will be attributed to this terrible accident.

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opihimoimoi

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Sat Nov-15-03 12:48 PM
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3. OMG, my heart goes out to the victims and families

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smallprint

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Sat Nov-15-03 12:51 PM
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4. On CNN this morning

Edited on Sat Nov-15-03 12:52 PM by smallprint

they were discussing the Bush* visit and the Royal family, and the Prince Charles scandal, when the news of this accident came in. The American anchor asked the British anchor if she thought this was a strange thing to happen right now... the British anchor actually had to DENY that this was a deliberate event, timed to happen now... verrry weird...

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TahitiNut

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Sat Nov-15-03 04:46 PM
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5. duplicate avoidance kick

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Cooley Hurd

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Sat Nov-15-03 04:56 PM
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7. oh sure... now you kick it...

...after I already "duped" it! ;-)

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Sat Nov-15-03 04:56 PM
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6. From what I've read, most of the dead were children...

I cannot imagine the sorrow felt by their parents...my heart goes out to them.

-PB

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