Herald of Free Enterprise inquiry

Title

Herald of Free Enterprise inquiry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Apr 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

Report prior to the inquiry into the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (06/03/87). Includes interviews with Roger Wilkins, Seamen’s Union on who was to blame and safety improvements they would like to see; survivors Sonia Saunders and Clifford Byrne who keeps getting flashbacks. Reporter not identified. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Sonia Saunders; Clifford Byrne; Roger Wilkins

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Public inquiries; Ferries; Marine safety; Seaborne disasters; Disasters (events); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge; Townsend Thoresen

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