Joan Ruddock on the Marchioness disaster

Title

Joan Ruddock on the Marchioness disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Labour Party transport spokeswoman Joan Ruddock, following Attorney General Sir Patrick Mayhew’s announcement that there will be no further charges related to the Marchioness riverboat disaster (20/08/89). Ruddock feels Douglas Henderson, captain of the dredger Bowbelle is being made a scapegoat, and wants a full public inquiry. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Joan Ruddock

Keywords

Deaths; London; Legal decisions; River Thames; Boats; Public inquiries; Disasters (events); Patrick Mayhew; Ship masters; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Douglas Henderson; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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