Marchioness disaster aftermath

Title

Marchioness disaster aftermath

Genre

News report

TX Date

Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:32

Description

James Bays reports from Southwark Bridge on the search for bodies, visits by relatives of victims (including Deborah Faldo, widow of skipper Stephen Faldo) and possible charges of unlawful killing after the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). Broadcast on either 20th or 21st.

Contributors

James Bays

Keywords

Deaths; London; River Thames; Boats; Family; Disasters (events); Rescue work; Salvage; Dead bodies; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Stephen Faldo; Marchioness disaster (1989); Deborah Faldo

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