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• Alstom subsidiary under investigation in France over Queen Mary II accident

  - 2005-05-17

  SAINT-NAZAIRE, France AFP — Atlantic Shipyards, a subsidiary of French engineering group Alstom, has been placed under investigation over a deadly 2003 accident on the world's largest ocean liner Queen Mary 2, legal sources said. Management at Chantiers de l'Atlantique declined to comment on the investigation for "manslaughter and...

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• World's biggest passenger ship leaves berth in sombre mood after accident

  - 2003-12-22

  SAINT NAZAIRE, France AFP ? The Queen Mary 2,the world's biggest passenger liner costing 800 million dollars (650 million euros) and with room for 2,600 passengers, was set to leave its French birthplace -- but in subdued mood after a major accident claimed 15 lives. The luxury QM2, whose...

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• Thousands bid farewell as Queen Mary 2 prepares to leave France

  - 2003-12-21

  SAINT NAZAIRE, France AFP ? Tens of thousands of people gathered in this French port to bid farewell to the world's largest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 (QM2), just five weeks after a deadly gangway accident. The QM2, built at a cost of 800 million dollars (650 million...

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