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Post by NMcKay on Mar 6, 2006 8:22:21 GMT -8
1987 - British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsized while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 on board.
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Post by Quinsam on Mar 6, 2006 8:49:23 GMT -8
Goodness me! And I didn't even know about that.
(I'm british too for those that are wondering)
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Post by NMcKay on Mar 6, 2006 10:04:27 GMT -8
was that sarcasm?
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Post by Quinsam on Mar 6, 2006 10:53:12 GMT -8
No, I was being [glow=green,2,300]realistic[/glow]. Not [glow=red,2,300]Sarcastic[/glow]
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 6, 2006 19:09:04 GMT -8
I'm amazed that it's been 19 years since that accident.
The pictures of her on her side, with the bright-red paint were quite dramatic.
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Post by NMcKay on Mar 6, 2006 19:15:29 GMT -8
how about taking almost a full year to bring the vessel back to upright
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Post by Curtis on Mar 6, 2006 21:48:11 GMT -8
Whoa! Never heard of it
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Post by Shane on Mar 7, 2006 7:07:40 GMT -8
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Post by Quinsam on Mar 7, 2006 16:23:54 GMT -8
Woah, she really rusted up in that choppy sea then.
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Post by NMcKay on Mar 14, 2006 14:12:29 GMT -8
she spent a year on her side.
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Post by Mike C on Mar 14, 2006 14:24:53 GMT -8
It reminds me of a V. Except this one is a lot taller, and has two smokestacks.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 14, 2006 18:47:41 GMT -8
Why would they even bother....?
May as well haul the Sidney off to the Drydock for an overhaul as well!
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Post by NMcKay on Mar 16, 2006 10:05:01 GMT -8
did it have 2 bow thrusters/?
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Post by Starbucks Queen on Mar 20, 2006 13:56:00 GMT -8
Well, for those who are more interested in the story - there was a book written by two people about the disaster, one of the authors worked as a steward onboard when it happened.
Stephen Homewood and Stuart White "Zeebrugge - a Hero´s story". Copies are regularely available on ebay for real cheap, got me a copy too and it´s very touching to read and as well exciting as the authors did also point out what went wrong on the management side of the company Townsend-Thoresen.
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