Hundreds rescued from St Malo ferry

Title

Hundreds rescued from St Malo ferry

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Apr 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:43

Description

Interview with Paul Mimmack, Assistant Harbourmaster in Jersey who describes the incident which saw the St Malo, a French ferry, begin to sink off the coast of the Channel Islands and the rescue operation which continues. Female interviewer not identified, poss. Alison Hodgkins.

Contributors

Paul Mimmack; Alison Hodgkins?

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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