Police search for bodies

Title

Police search for bodies

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

20 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Press statement by Commander Tony Speed of Scotland Yard following the sinking of the pleasure cruiser the Marchioness in the Thames after it collided with the Bowbelle. On the events and ongoing search for bodies.

Contributors

Tony Speed

Keywords

Deaths; London; Emergency services; Police; Rivers; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Rescue work; Divers; Salvage; Port of London Authority; Dead bodies; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Southwark Bridge; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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