LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Family of missing crewman to press for inquiry

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:42

Description

Ashley Carkett talks about his father, Christopher Carkett, who was Chief Officer on the Liberian-registered chemical tanker, Maasgusar, which exploded off the coast of Japan (14/03/89). He talks about how the family must come to terms with the fact Christopher may not have survived, how he will be missed, and how they will want an inquiry. Male interviewer not identified. Broadcast on GWR West.

Contributors

GWR West; Ashley Carkett

Keywords

Accidents; Shipwrecks; Missing persons; Japan; Family; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Maasgusar (ship); Christopher Carkett

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