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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites) formally named the Queen Mary 2, the world's biggest ocean liner, ahead of its maiden transatlantic voyage to the United States. AFP Photo   "I name this ship Queen Mary 2. May God bless her and all who sail in her," the British monarch said, before a hefty jeroboam of Veuve Cliquot champagne smashed against the spotlit starboard side of its black bow. Horns blew in celebration, and the 2,000 invited guests broke into a triple chorus of "hip, hip, hurrah!" Built in France for Cunard, the venerable British...

ST. NAZAIRE, France - A gangway on the world's largest cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2, collapsed Saturday, killing 13 people and injuring 32. Most were workers and their families on a special tour of the nearly completed ship. Dozens of people were on the ramp at the time of the accident, which sent them plunging 50 feet to the ground and transformed the luxury liner into a horrifying scene of bodies entangled in wreckage. There was no immediate explanation of the cause of the collapse. An investigation was under way. The 21-story-tall ocean liner was dry-docked at an...

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...

URGENT - 15h44 - Dramatic accident in Saint-Nazaire At least eleven people died Saturday in the collapse of a footbridge of the giant steamer Queen Mary II, in construction with the shipyards of the port.