Marchioness disaster-rescue operation

Title

Marchioness disaster-rescue operation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:48

Description

Interview with male speaker (not identified), about the search and rescue operation they are undertaking after the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). The strong tides and darkness are making the operation difficult but there are still hopes of survivors. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; London; Emergency services; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Rescue work; Search and rescue operations; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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