Marchioness disaster-Parkinson reaction

Title

Marchioness disaster-Parkinson reaction

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Peter Spencer interviews Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson, following his visit to the site of the salvaged Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). He speaks about proposed new regulations to improve safety on the river and says all efforts are being made to find the cause of the disaster.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Cecil Parkinson

Keywords

Deaths; Legislation; London; River Thames; Boats; Public inquiries; Disasters (events); Search and rescue operations; Transport safety; Disaster prevention; Marchioness; Bowbelle; River navigation; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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