Herald of Free Enterprise

35th anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise

FERRIES’ Union RMT today issued a statement on the 35th anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster which took the lives of 193 crew and passengers in waters off Zeebrugge on 6th March 1987

RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch

RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said: 

“We pay tribute to the memory of the crew and passengers who died in the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster and extend our condolences to the community in Dover who were so badly affected by this avoidable tragedy. 

“This...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/06/35th-anniversary-of-the-herald-of-free-enterprise/

Grieving families mark 35 years since the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Grieving families mark 35 years since the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster  

Families of those who perished on the Herald of Free Enterprise 35 years ago will gather to mark the poignant anniversary in a special service run by international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society. 

The names of all 193 passengers and crew lost shortly after the roll-on roll-off ferry left Zeebrugge in Belgium will be read out during the service in Dover on Sunday March 6. 

Many of those on board had taken...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/22/grieving-families-mark-35-years-since-the-herald-of-free-enterprise-disaster/

The Tragic Tale Of The Doomed Ferry The Herald Of Free Enterprise

Exactly seven months after a tragedy which devastated a nation, doomed ferry the Herald of Free Enterprise sailed like a ghost ship past the port she once called home, reports Kent Online.

The unrecognizable remains

The battered remains of the cross-Channel vessel limped along the Kent coastline towed by the Markustrum, an ocean-going tug-boat. Attached by cables, the ferry’s carcass was unmanned and without power.

Gone were the recognisable trademarks of its operator – Townsend Thoresen; the...

https://mfame.guru/the-tragic-tale-of-the-doomed-ferry-the-herald-of-free-enterprise/

Maritime charity marks anniversary of Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

he Herald of Free Enterprise memorial window at St Mary’s Church, Dover

Sailors’ Society holds 32nd anniversary service marking the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Grieving families affected by the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster gathered to mark the 32nd anniversary memorial service in Dover on Wednesday (6 March).

The Herald capsized in just 90 seconds after setting sail from Zeebrugge, Belgium, on Friday 6 March, 1987.

It was on course for Dover when tragedy struck and 193 people lost...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/06/maritime-charity-marks-anniversary-of-herald-of-free-enterprise-disaster/

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