Research Ship that Found Famous WWII Wrecks Damaged in Scotland Dry Dock, Several Injured

R/V Petrel on its side in a Scotland dry dock on March 22, 2023. Photo Via Twitter

A Navy research vessel tipped over while in dry dock in Edinburgh Wednesday, according to local reports.

R/V Petrel appeared to tip about 45 degrees while in dry dock in the Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, according to the newspaper The Independent. The paper reported 21 people were taken to the hospital with injuries with another 12 treated at the dock and released.

Petrel dislodged from the dry dock a Scotland...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/22/research-ship-that-found-famous-wwii-wrecks-damaged-in-scotland-dry-dock-several-injured

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