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| Services are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Marchioness disaster, when 51 people died after the pleasureboat sank in the Thames. | Services are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Marchioness disaster, when 51 people died after the pleasureboat sank in the Thames. |
| More than 130 partygoers were on the Marchioness when it collided with a dredger, the Bowbelle, and sank near Southwark Bridge on 20 August 1989. | More than 130 partygoers were on the Marchioness when it collided with a dredger, the Bowbelle, and sank near Southwark Bridge on 20 August 1989. |
| A Marine Accident Investigation report blamed poor look-outs on both vessels. | A Marine Accident Investigation report blamed poor look-outs on both vessels. |
| Families of victims will lay wreaths at the Marchioness memorial stone during three Southwark Cathedral services. | Families of victims will lay wreaths at the Marchioness memorial stone during three Southwark Cathedral services. |
| Survivors and families of victims will also place roses close to where the boat sank. | Survivors and families of victims will also place roses close to where the boat sank. |
| Survivors and eye-witness talk about the disaster | |
| Birthday party | Birthday party |
| The Marchioness had been hired to celebrate the 26th birthday of Cambridge graduate Antonio de Vasconcellos when the evening collision occurred. | The Marchioness had been hired to celebrate the 26th birthday of Cambridge graduate Antonio de Vasconcellos when the evening collision occurred. |
| A public inquiry, held in 2000 after pressure from the Marchioness Action Group, supported the conclusion of the Marine Accident Investigation. | A public inquiry, held in 2000 after pressure from the Marchioness Action Group, supported the conclusion of the Marine Accident Investigation. |
| Lord Justice Clarke was severely critical of Bowbelle captain Douglas Henderson, who drank six pints of lager the afternoon before the disaster. | Lord Justice Clarke was severely critical of Bowbelle captain Douglas Henderson, who drank six pints of lager the afternoon before the disaster. |
| He was also critical of the owners of both vessels, the Department of Transport and the Port of London Authority. | He was also critical of the owners of both vessels, the Department of Transport and the Port of London Authority. |
| The public inquiry and efforts of the Marchioness Action Group led to improved safety on the Thames, including the launch of a coastguard and RNLI lifeboat service in 2002. | The public inquiry and efforts of the Marchioness Action Group led to improved safety on the Thames, including the launch of a coastguard and RNLI lifeboat service in 2002. |
| The Bowbelle was subsequently sold to a Madeiran dredging company and renamed Bob Rei. It split in two and sank off the coast of Madeira in 1996. | The Bowbelle was subsequently sold to a Madeiran dredging company and renamed Bob Rei. It split in two and sank off the coast of Madeira in 1996. |
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| Archive report: Boat tragedy kills 51 | Archive report: Boat tragedy kills 51 |