Bowbelle skipper trial

Title

Bowbelle skipper trial

Genre

Interview; Technical

TX Date

31 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Billy Gorman of the Marchioness Action Group, following the retrial of the captain of the Bowbelle dredger which collided with the pleasure boat, Marchioness on the River Thames 20/08/89 with the loss of 51 lives. Captain Douglas Henderson was acquitted after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Female interviewer not identified. At start of interview is background information possibly not intended for broadcast.

Contributors

Billy Gorman

Keywords

London; Trials; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Verdicts; Ship masters; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Douglas Henderson; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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