Cruise ship fire survivor criticises safety onboard

Title

Cruise ship fire survivor criticises safety onboard

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Doreen Sykes from Blackpool, passenger on the Achille Lauro cruise ship which caught fire off Africa, gives her account from the Kenyan port of Mombasa. She criticises several aspects of fire safety on the ship and says she lost all her belongings and will not be cruising again. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Doreen Sykes

Keywords

Fires; Kenya; Fire safety; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Cruise ships; Achille Lauro; Mombasa

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