LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Marchioness disaster-police anticipate more bodies

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

21 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:28

Description

Press conference featuring police spokesman (poss. Police Commander Tony Speed) 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 outlines the numbers of people involved, 1 body has so far been recoverd (final death toll was 51).

Contributors

Tony Speed?

Keywords

Deaths; London; Police; River Thames; Boats; Disasters (events); Search and rescue operations; Dead bodies; Marchioness; Bowbelle; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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