Marchioness disaster-salvage operation

Title

Marchioness disaster-salvage operation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Oni Bhattacharya interviews Captain Derek Roberts, about the salvage of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). At least 26 bodies were removed from the wreck, and Captain Roberts says it was a tough task, which was made easier by shutting the Thames flood barrier.

Contributors

Oni Bhattacharya; Derek Roberts

Keywords

Deaths; London; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Search and rescue operations; Salvage; Dead bodies; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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