Ship owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's estate tips over at Edinburgh dockyard, causing injuries.
TL;DR
The R/V Petrel, a research vessel that was previously owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and was used to discover several WWII wrecks, tipped over about 45 degrees while in dry dock in Edinburgh, Scotland. 21 people were taken to the hospital with injuries and another 12 were treated at the dock and released. The ship had been laid up in Scotland until the Navy bought it in September 2022 for $12.4 million. The cause of the incident is unknown.
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