Canary Islands Lifeboat Accident Kills Five, Injures Three

Five people died and three were injured when a lifeboat dropped from a docked cruise ship operated by TUI AG’s Thomson during an emergency drill in the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma, in the Canary Islands.

All of the people involved were crew members, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said by phone, asking not to be identified in line with government policy. Members of the national police and civil guard were called to the scene of the accident, she said.