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Memorial for Zeebrugge ferry victims
Date: 06 Mar 2007 00:00 Source: ITV NewsA memorial service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster in which 193 people died.
The Reverend Sean Carter described the moment The Herald of Free Enterprise ferry turned over on its side in Zeebrugge harbour in Belgium 20 years ago as "a dark and dreadful night for so many people".
"It still makes no sense to us. We are still shocked as we recall this 20th anniversary," he told survivors and victims' relatives at the British and International Sailors' Society centre in Dover.
"It was one of those events which people will always remember where they were at that time," he added.
The ferry company Townsend Thoresen, which later became P&O European Ferries, was severely criticised for its "sloppiness" in a public inquiry.
The inquiry confirmed that the ferry had left the harbour with its bow doors open, allowing water to flood the car deck and forcing the ferry to overturn. The crew member responsible for closing the doors was asleep at the time.
The 45-minute service was followed by relatives casting wreaths and flowers into the sea off the Prince of Wales pier and a ceremony at the Herald Wood - a Zeebrugge memorial area in the Whitfield district of Dover.
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