Secretary of State to initiate formal investigation into Marchioness and Bowbelle collision
Thames Safety Inquiry · Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558) · Issued 19 February 2000
Government responseNot tracked (historical inquiry)
DeliveryNo statement from the addressee found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Secretary of State should exercise his power under section 268 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to cause a formal investigation to be held into the collision between the MARCHIONESS and the BOWBELLE, the loss of the MARCHIONESS, the loss of life and the injuries suffered by those who survived.
Thames Safety Inquiry, Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558) · 19 Feb 2000 Source PDF →
Government response
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