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Memorial sparks call for better safety at sea
LABOUR and trade unions restated the need for maritime safety on the 32nd anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster yesterday.
The ship capsized shortly after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge due to its bow door being left open on March 6 1987, resulting in the deaths of 193 workers and passengers.
The sinking was the biggest peacetime disaster in British history.
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