Survivor account of cruise ship fire and rescue

Title

Survivor account of cruise ship fire and rescue

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Carol Shaw, a Briton now living in South Africa, gives her emotional account of the fire on the cruise liner Achille Lauro off East Africa and how those on board were rescued. She speaks from the radio room of Greek supertanker Keeos(?). Interviewer (not heard) is Peter Griffiths(?).

Contributors

Peter Griffiths(?); Carol Shaw

Keywords

Fires; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Cruise ships; Rescue work; Achille Lauro; Keeos (ship)

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