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For Martin Docherty-Hughes, a member of the United Kingdom Parliament who represents the area of West Dunbartonshire in Scotland, the Queen Mary is more than a Long Beach tourist attraction, it’s part of the legacy of his family and his hometown of Clydebank.
Set on the banks of the River Clyde west of Glasgow, Clydebank was once home a booming shipbuilding industry fueled by the marine engineering firm John Brown & Company, the town’s largest employer at the time. The shipyard in the 20th century churned out some of the world’s great ocean liners, including the Queen Mary, the Royal Yacht Britannia, the RMS Lusitania, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth 2.
The Queen Mary is at risk of flooding or capsizing without critical repairs, a new report finds
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