Lifeboats on The Thames
October 1st, 2008 by James BridleI remember the Marchioness disaster for a couple of reasons, because a neighbour of ours was on the ship, and survived, and because many of those that didn’t made it all the way down to Putney; a grim sight on the way to school. But I didn’t know that the Thames lifeboats weren’t established until 2002 - a full thirteen years after the disaster, and I’m very pleased, because they sound like a thoroughly good (read: unpaid) and professional (in an amateur British way) lot. I also want a go in a hurricane simulator. [MP3]