LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Herald of Free Enterprise - Seamen charged

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:48

Description

Lynne Mennie interviews John Newman, leader of NUMAST, who says his members are being made scapegoats for the Zeebrugge tragedy following the decision to prosecute three ferrymen for manslaughter relating to the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise off the Belgium coast (06/03/87). The three NUMAST seamen facing charges are Captain John Kirby, who was not on board at the time of the disaster, the ship’s duty master on the night, Captain David Lewry, and First Officer Leslie Sable.

Contributors

Lynne Mennie; John Newman

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Trade unions; Sailors; Belgium; Ferries; Harbours; Marine safety; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Disasters (events); Manslaughter; P & O; Leslie Sable; Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Zeebrugge; David Lewry; NUMAST; John Kirby; Ship masters

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