Marchioness disaster
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marchioness-disaster-187-4246578
title:
Marchioness disaster
text:
The Marchioness disaster was a collision between two vessels on the River Thames in London in the early hours of 20 August 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 51 people. The pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being hit twice by the dredger Bowbelle at about 1:46 am, between Cannon Street railway bridge and Southwark Bridge. Marchioness had been hired for the evening for a birthday party and had about 130 people on board, four of whom were crew and bar staff. Both vessels were heading downstr
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encyclopedia
description:
Collision between two ships in London in 1989
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchioness_disaster
date created:
2004-12-17T23:29:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T07:42:34Z
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