Zeebrugge relative says passenger ferry safety standards still too low

Title

Zeebrugge relative says passenger ferry safety standards still too low

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:21

Description

Interview with Peter Spooner, who lost his son, Martin Spooner, in the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (06/03/87), about a meeting with Ministry of Transport officials over ferry safety. Peter Spooner says not enough has being done to improve the stability of roll-on, roll-off ferries. Male interviewer not identified. Poor audio quality.

Contributors

Peter Spooner

Keywords

Accidents; Shipwrecks; Belgium; Ferries; Harbours; Ships; Disasters (events); P & O; Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge

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