harmony-of-the-seasMARSEILLE: Human error was probably to blame for the death of a Filipino crewman on the world's biggest cruise liner the Harmony of the Seas, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

The 42-year-old electrical engineer was killed on Tuesday when a lifeboat became detached from the liner during a safety drill, sending it plunging 10 meters (35 feet) into the water while the ship was docked in the French port of Marseille.

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