Collision between aggregates dredger Bowbelle and passenger vessel Marchioness resulting in Marchioness sinking with loss of 51 lives
Location: River Thames, England.
Investigation Report: Bowbelle/Marchioness
Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:
Summary
Report of the investigation into the collision between the passenger launch Marchioness and mv Bowbelle with the loss of life on the River Thames on 20 August 1989.
Published: 15 August 1991