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Ten Die in French Shipyard Accident, Police Say
Reuters to My Yahoo! ^
| 11-15-03
| Anon
Posted on 11/15/2003 7:33:24 AM PST by Pharmboy
The transatlantic liner the Queen Mary II is seen at shipyards
in Saint-Nazaire, France, in this Sept. 24, 2003, file photograph.
About 10 people died Saturday when a stairway leading to the
Queen Mary II collapsed in Saint-Nazaire, French police said.
(Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)
PARIS (Reuters) - About 10 people died Saturday when a stairway leading to the Queen Mary II collapsed at a shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France, French police said.
Reuters Photo
The Queen Mary II is under construction at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, owned by French heavy engineering firm Alstom . It will be the largest and most expensive liner ever built.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accidents; france; queenmaryii
Bad engineering, eh? Horrible...
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posted on
11/15/2003 7:33:24 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
To: Admin Moderator
take it down please...the other post wasn't there when i checked--thnx
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posted on
11/15/2003 7:35:01 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to...)
To: Pharmboy
What could you expect from the French? They will blame it on Bush.
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posted on
11/15/2003 7:35:33 AM PST
by
freeangel
(freeangel)
To: freeangel
What could you expect from the French? ... ..Surrendering to Gravity.
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posted on
11/15/2003 9:16:25 AM PST
by
Gorzaloon
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To: Pharmboy
Bad engineering, eh?COULD have been misuse of perfectly good 'equipment' or perhaps failure to follow proper procedure ...
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posted on
11/15/2003 9:21:51 AM PST
by
_Jim
( <--- Rush speaks on gutless 'Liberalism' (RealAudio files))
To: _Jim
Yes...good point.
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posted on
11/15/2003 4:25:14 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to...)
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