Marchioness disaster-Portillo on vessel safety

Title
Marchioness disaster-Portillo on vessel safety
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Aug 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:00:25
Description
Transport Minister Michael Portillo on the safety inspections of vessels on the Thames following the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat following a collision with the dredger Bowbelle, on the River Thames in London (20/08/89). Interviewer not heard. Broadcast on either 20th or 21st.
Contributors
Michael Portillo
Keywords
London; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Transport safety; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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