Cruise ship fire survivor criticises safety onboard

Title
Cruise ship fire survivor criticises safety onboard
Genre
Interview
TX Date
5 Dec 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:02:38
Description
Doreen Sykes from Blackpool, passenger on the Achille Lauro cruise ship which caught fire off Africa, gives her account from the Kenyan port of Mombasa. She criticises several aspects of fire safety on the ship and says she lost all her belongings and will not be cruising again. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Doreen Sykes
Keywords
Fires; Kenya; Fire safety; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Cruise ships; Achille Lauro; Mombasa

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LBC/IRN, "Cruise ship fire survivor criticises safety onboard". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007200084003 (Accessed 28 Apr 2025)