Marchioness disaster-survivor’s account

Title

Marchioness disaster-survivor’s account

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:13

Description

Interview with male survivor (poss. Jonathan Pang) of the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). 51 of the 130 passengers died. Broadcast on either 20th or 21st. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Jonathan Pang?

Keywords

Deaths; London; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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