Herald of Free Enterprise inquiry

Title

Herald of Free Enterprise inquiry

Genre

News report

TX Date

28 Apr 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Report on the first day of the public inquiry into the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (06/03/87). Describes evidence of David Steel, QC., on procedures being inherently dangerous, on role of Captain David Lewry, role of bosun Mark Stanley. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Shipwrecks; David Steel; Public inquiries; Ferries; Marine safety; Seaborne disasters; Disasters (events); Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge; Townsend Thoresen; David Lewry; Mark Stanley

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