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AP) Inaugurating its reign as the world’s largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2 sliced into the dark waters of the Atlantic on Monday, seen off by tens of thousands of onlookers and jets streaking the skies red, white and blue. The gigantic, shimmering vessel dwarfed tugboats that pulled it out to sea for its new British owner, Cunard Lines. But memories of 15 people killed when a gangway to the ship collapsed on visitors’ day five weeks ago dampened the mood in St. Nazaire. The victims were mostly workers’ relatives on a tour and members of a cleaning crew. An estimated 70,000 people from around the region lined the port and beaches of St. Nazaire to see the giant ship, said Jean-Christophe Tellet, chief of staff for the town police. The Union Jack and Cunard’s flag — a gold lion against a red background — were hoisted aboard Queen Mary 2 in a handover ceremony to the shipping company earlier Monday. Military jets trailing red, white and blue smoke — the colors of the French flag flew
