Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster (1987)

Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster (1987). Britain's worst ferry disaster killed 200 people. Towsend Thoresen, Herald of Free Enterprise had left Zeebrugge in Belgium for Dover, England. A mile off shore, the car ferry capsized very quickly. It turned out the doors of the ferry had not been shut.


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[FoxrainFuture]

its really sad to see history repeating itself...

As tragic as it is this gives always a little faith back in humanity because there are true heroes who show themselves in such events.

[rureadyboots]

@NadadouroDave but not impossible.

[geminidog1]

a friend of mine was on that ship and is trying to find out about any reunion that might be happening this year or any one else that was on it..plz let me know if anyone knows anything/anyone

[LemonLimeGrl]

really sad :(

[andeegreen]

IT SOUNDS SO WEIRD HEARING THAT 'FROM NOW ON, ALL DOORS MUST BE CLOSED BEFORE LEAVING PORT' !!! I KNOW WE LIVE IN AN OVERPROTECTIVE 'RISK ASSESSMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY GONE MAD' KINDA WORLD NOW, BUT BLOODY HELL, NOT HAVING THAT KIND OF PROTOCOL IN PLACE WAS MADNESS, AS THIS SAD DAY PROVED. GOD REST THOSE POOR PEOPLE

[josssmith]

"Over 200 people died" it was actually 193.

[SpeedMjam]

@finnsia Yeah. AND?!

Just because I said SOPA and PIPA were defeated YOU (and NOT ME!) assume that I'm also talking about ACTA, which is not true!

[finnsia]

@SpeedMjam you said the other 2 were

[SpeedMjam]

@finnsia I never said it is! o.O

[mellonmarshall]

@finnsia that is what is given as the reason behind it, eveytime

[finnsia]

@mellonmarshall There can't be any copyright reasons, if anything that sounds like pure censorship. Maybe they're showing what they the people/audience to hear.