Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Title

Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Mar 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:06:21

Description

Interview with Terry Upton in Zeebrugge, who lost his father Michael Saunders, in the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster, after she sank in the North Sea on 06/03/87. His mother Sonia survived. On how he found out, identifying the body, his feelings and lack of organisation in the UK. Reporter not identified. Unedited recording (not intended for broadcast).

Contributors

Terry Upton

Keywords

Shipwrecks; UK; Belgium; Ferries; Seaborne disasters; North Sea; Disasters (events); Michael Saunders; Sonia Saunders; Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge; Townsend Thoresen

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