Bowbelle skipper trial

Title
Bowbelle skipper trial
Genre
Interview; Technical
TX Date
31 Jul 1991
Year of production
1991
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Duration
00:02:13
Description
Billy Gorman of the Marchioness Action Group, following the retrial of the captain of the Bowbelle dredger which collided with the pleasure boat, Marchioness on the River Thames 20/08/89 with the loss of 51 lives. Captain Douglas Henderson was acquitted after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Female interviewer not identified. At start of interview is background information possibly not intended for broadcast.
Contributors
Billy Gorman
Keywords
London; Trials; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Verdicts; Ship masters; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Douglas Henderson; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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LBC/IRN, "Bowbelle skipper trial". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007100456031 (Accessed 06 May 2025)