Marchioness disaster-owner interviewed

Title

Marchioness disaster-owner interviewed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Oni Bhattacharya interviews William Ludgrove, Tidal Cruises- owner of Marchioness, following the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89).

Contributors

Oni Bhattacharya; William Ludgrove

Keywords

Deaths; London; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Shipping companies; Transport safety; Disaster prevention; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Tidal Cruises; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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