Marchioness disaster-death toll

Title

Marchioness disaster-death toll

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:20

Description

Press interview with Commander John Purnell, Scotland Yard, on the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). He says it’s still not known how many were on board. Broadcast on either 20th or 21st.

Contributors

John Purnell

Keywords

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

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