MS Herald of Free Enterprise

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2024.19
Level of description: Fonds
Title: MS Herald of Free Enterprise
Scope and content: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry that capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on March 6th, 1987, killing 193 passengers and crew. This archive contains various full, contemporary newspapers from 1987 reporting on the incident. Contents: 2 Observer papers headlined 'Buried at Sea, the Herald of Death,' the Belfast Telegraph paper headlined '49 DEAD; 90 LOST,' 'Full horror of disaster at sea emerges,' includes the story: Ulster hero tells of capsize nightmare (7 March 1987); The Sunday Express for March 8th, 1987, headlined: 'Was careless seamanship to blame for ferry horror?' 'The doors of death'; The Daily Telegraph paper from the 7th of March 1987, headlined '650 on capsized North Sea ferry'; The Guardian of March 7th, 1987, headlined 'Huge rescue bid as ferry capsizes'; a few pages of The People paper of March 8th, 1987, entitled: 'Riddle of the open doors'; the Today newspaper of March 7th, 1987, entitled, 'Hundreds trapped as ship capsizes,' 'Britons in Ferry Disaster'; Daily Mail Assistant bosom 'wasn't on car deck,' I won't Take the Blame,' newspaper from March 10th, 1987; The Sunday Times Focus, 8th of March 1987; two copies of The Observer Review, March 8th, 1987; four additional magazines accompanying the newspapers (March 1987); The Sun newspaper from March 7th, 1987, headlined: 'Car Ferry Disaster'; Daily Express, March 7th, 1987 issue, headlined, 'Race to save hundreds as ship turns over 550 in car ferry horror; Ulster's Newspaper News Letter, March 7th, 1987, headlined 'CAPSIZE'; Today, an Independent Newspaper, March 10th, 1987 issue, headlined: 'Minister reveals new safety moves—Now Ferry Doors Are Shut Tight'; The Daily Mail, Saturday, March 7th, 1987 issue, headlined: 400 trapped as car ferry capsizes—Disaster in the Channel; The Daily Mirror, March 7th, 1987 issue, titled: Ferry Disaster Navy in SOS Dash; News of the World, headlined 'ALIVE!—Girl snatched from ferry death trap (Mar. 8th, 1987); The Star, March 7th, 1987 issue, 650 in Ferry Disaster; The Independent, March 10th, 1987 issue, headlined, 'Nations mourn as the first victims are brought home'; The Sunday Telegraph, March 8th, 1987 issue, titled, 'Car ferry's doors of death,' also, 'death toll may reach 135'; The Mail On Sunday, March 1987 issue, 'Why? Open the door as a clue to the ferry disaster."