It is Twenty Years since the Zeebruge disaster
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Tuesday March 06, 2007 21:03
by Twenty Years Anniversary
Twenty years since the ferry disaster
The Guardian are covering the issue in their 'Transport' section.
For anyone nt old enough, the ferry went down outside of Zeebruge
and many lives were lost. The doors on the huge ferry jammed and
it took on tons of water.
Many died.
The company who ran it just changed the head-rests.
We travelled the same route precisely twelve months after the disaster and on the same
type of ferry- en route to party in Amsterdam.
One of the kids was ill and when we cleaned up, we had to remove the white
cotton covers from the head rests. Beneath the covers was the logo of the company
responsible for the disaster- it had been printed on the seat.
The tourists were needless to say upset.
The big multi who used that route had nodded to the grief of the survivors
by covering the name but not changing anything on their fleet of ships
including the route.
We travelled with heavy hearts through the port of Zeebruge.
RIP.
Global Capitalism really does not care for the feelings of people.
Weekend papers also report that shipping is as environmentally unfriendly
as travelling by plane.
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