 "Queen Elizabeth 2"s maiden voyage, from Southampton to New York, commenced on 2 May 1969, taking 4 days, 16 hours, and 35 minutes.In 1971, she participated in the rescue of some 500 passengers from the burning French Line ship .Later that year on 5 March "QE2" was disabled for four hours when jellyfish were sucked into and blocked her seawater intakes.