Richard Branson on sinking of Challenger

Title

Richard Branson on sinking of Challenger

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Aug 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Report on the Virgin Atlantic Challenger, which sank during a bid for the Blue Riband, an accolade given to a passenger liner with a record highest speed on a transatlantic crossing. Head of Virgin, Richard Branson and captain of the Challenger, Chay Blyth comment. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Richard Branson; Chay Blyth

Keywords

Accidents; Shipwrecks; Record attempts; Boats; Seaborne disasters; Chay Blyth; Virgin Challenger; Ted Toleman

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