LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Marchioness disaster-David Jeffery interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:27

Description

Interview with David Jeffery, Port of London Authority, after the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger, Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). He says the positioning of boats on the Thames is crucial. Broadcast on either 20th or 21st.

Contributors

David Jeffery

Keywords

London; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Transport safety; Marchioness; Bowbelle; River navigation; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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