Two QE2 workers airlifted to Cork hospital

Two Filipino workers on the luxury liner QE2 were today being treated for severe burns after being airlifted to hospital in Cork.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2002 - 09:04

Two Filipino workers on the luxury liner QE2 were today being treated for severe burns after being airlifted to hospital in Cork.

A helicopter from RAF Chivenor, Devon, met the ship 250 miles off the south-west coast yesterday evening and flew the injured men to a hospital in Ireland.

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