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30 results found for '"Marine safety"' in Keywords.
Witness account of Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Witness account by yachtsman of the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race which has led to the largest ever peacetime rescue operation. Also on whether the Royal Ocean Racing Club was at fault in...
Edward Heath on Fastnet yacht race disaster (1979)
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- Interview
Interview with former Prime Minister Edward Heath on the investigation which will need to be carried out into the Fastnet yacht race disaster on 14/08/79, after his boat was one of the few to reach the...
European Gateway sinking (1982)
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- News report; Interview
Report about the rescue work after the sinking of European Gateway after its collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Speaking are Coxon Kenny Lee and Captain Jack Sharp. Male reporter...
Sinking of European Gateway (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report and interview with rescue workers after the sinking of European Gateway after its collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Speaking are Coxon Kenny Lee and Captain Jack Sharp....
Sinking of European Gateway (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the recovery efforts of the European Gateway after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Crew members and passengers of the ships have been treated for shock at Essex...
European Gateway wrecked (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Townsend Thorensen Managing Director Geoffrey Parker on the wrecking of the European Gateway vessel after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich and possible causes....
Relative on Penlee lifeboat disaster (1982)
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- Interview
Interview with the father of a victim of the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81), following the verdict in the inquest into the tragedy. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.
Three pilots (1986)
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- Documentary; Interview
A documentary on the work of marine pilots and the call for the system to be reviewed. The programme follows the changes in piloting, and the redundancy plans due to the changes in the laws concerning the...
Queen of the ocean: Titanic (1987)
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- Documentary; Drama; Interview
Queen of the Ocean. One-hour drama documentary on the sinking of the Titanic. Adapted from Stewart Love’s stage play Titanic by Derek Ray. Cast: John Daly, Stella McCusker(?), Engel(?) Grecken(?),...
Passenger ferry safety in question (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on new concerns over the safety of passenger ferries following the earlier sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Seven crewmen have refused to sail on Sealink’s Vortigern, and Townsend...