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i didn't post this yesterday. should have.

it was the 20th anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge. two of my friends died, and i don't think they ever did recover the bodies. i had a major crush on one of them at school..

RIP.
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:( Sorry to hear you knew people on that, Ems.

I spare a thought for them when I sail in and out of Zeebrugge most years. It was a real tragedy, and there but for the grace of God...

RIP indeed.
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Was before my days, but was a very big item on the news here yesterday - as it has been returning quite often for years now. What an utterly terrible disaster.

Very sorry to hear it came so close for you, Ems
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I remember it very well. It was on television for many days back in those days with countries in shock.
A few months ago there was a documentary on NGC called Seconds From Disaster. It showed computer animation of how the accident actually happened and what caused it. A stupid human mistake with an impact on many lives.....even today.

May your friends and all the others rest in peace....
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I remember getting on a ferry from Zeebrugge about a week afterwards and being appalled by the ghouls on the decks taking photos of the Herald.
Still annoys me now :twisted:
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You just hope that after the Herald , Marchioness , Bradford and Hillsborough, lessons were properly learnt and we don't get any stupid repeats.
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i'll brace now then...
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Sorry, dear Ems. That must be a bit surreal (on top of being obviously devastating)... :(
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well, the thing is, at the time, i was in my first year at uni. i knew all about it, of course.. but no one thought to TELL me. idiots.

i got a letter 2 weeks later.
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