Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Title

Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Mar 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Interview with Clifford Byrne, survivor from the Townsend Thoresen, Zeebrugge ferry Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, which sank in the North Sea on 06/03/87. Says he may have to give up his job at Wimbledon swimming pool due to flashbacks and describes his experience of disaster and on compensation claims. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Clifford Byrne

Keywords

Shipwrecks; UK; Compensation; Belgium; Ferries; Seaborne disasters; North Sea; Disasters (events); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge; Townsend Thoresen

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