Marchioness disaster official report published

Title

Marchioness disaster official report published

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:47

Description

Mark Phillips interviews (over the telephone) Billy Gorman from the Marchioness Action Group who says they are furious it took so long for the official report into the Marchioness riverboat disaster on the River Thames 2 years ago to be made public. Billy says the report does not go far enough in its condemnations and calls for a public inquiry.

Contributors

Mark Phillips; Billy Gorman

Keywords

Deaths; London; Reports; River Thames; Boats; Public inquiries; Disasters (events); Transport safety; Disaster prevention; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness Action Group; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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