Hundreds rescued from St Malo ferry

Title

Hundreds rescued from St Malo ferry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Alison Hodgkins reports on the rescue of 307 people from off the coast of Jersey after a French ferry, the St Malo started to sink. Includes Assistant Harbourmaster Paul Mimmack describing the rescue operation; eyewitness account from Harry Proffit; Sergeant Mark Hoosey(?) of Jersey Police on injuries sustained by some passengers.

Contributors

Alison Hodgkins; Paul Mimmack; Harry Proffit; Mark Hoosey(?)

Keywords

Emergency services; Ferries; Maritime transport; Seaborne disasters; Maritime rescue; Channel Islands; Search and rescue operations; Jersey; Coastguard services; St Malo (ferry)

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