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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Sunday, November 16, 2003 ::
Toll climbs in Queen Mary 2 shipyard accident CTV.ca News Staff
Tragedy has struck the world's largest, most expensive ocean liner. Sixteen people were killed when the crowded walkway they were traversing to the Queen Mary 2 collapsed, plunging them to the drydock below.
As many as 48 people were crowding the gangway when the structure collapsed, pulling down scaffolding holding it up at one end and sending people plunging to the pavement below.
Victims tumbled 15 metres to the ground amid twisted and broken scaffolding on Saturday afternoon, leaving 13 dead.
13 die in Queen Mary II accident By Rodolphe Landais - Reuters
There for a weekend visit of the luxury liner, more than 40 friends and family members of shipyard workers were walking onto the boat across a gangway when the structure gave way, eyewitnesses said on Saturday.
For each shipyard worker, the construction of a cruise liner is a source of pride to be shared with friends and family," said Philippe Bouquet-Nadeau, the head of human resources for Alstom Marine. "That is why we always authorise these visits. It is a very old tradition."
Queen Mary 2 Gangway Collapse Yahoo! News Photos------------------------------------------- posted 9:28 PM :: reference link ::
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