European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d drugs discipline problems in schools Page 2 d combat support Job a sought for women. Page 9 d College basketball tournaments. A  nut Hoimlo Uno Rici to publication  Ahmed vol. 45, no 321 a Hettey March f. 1987 a d 8693 a hundreds feared dead As British ferry capsizes Zeebrugge. Belgium a a Terry bound Cor Britain Wilh Mart than 600 people reported aboard capsized Fri Day night in an Accident that sent icy water Rushing through the decks trap pins More than 200 people in darkness with Little Hope of survival. The ship s owners said there were 48 dead. At a news conference Early saturday officials said Here was Little Hope of survivors still aboard he Terry. Rescue workers were on the scene throughout the night and divers reported seeing the bodies or Many a Clims i rapped inside the  Ovington a spokesman Tor the ferry s owners. Townsend Thoresen said there were 48 confirmed dead and 339known survivors without giving a break Down on those injured. There was Little Hope Tor those unaccounted for and believed rapped in Side the 7,951 ton British owned Herald of fret Enterprise re Linn transport minister Herman do Cross told reporters More than seven hours after the Acci Dent. We arc faced Wilh a tragic Accident. This is a real catastrophe said prime see ferry on Page 28 searchlights glaring a Rescue boat approaches the capsized ferry Herald of free Enterprise Oft the belgian port of keep Rusk. R.-., .,.,.,.,.  2lx--s tqwn3fmd wharf in ferry Herald of free Enterprise capsizes 1 mile from Harbor j this is 8 publicity photo of the unit Send Thoresen ferry that capsized Friday it was terrifying rescued woman says Zeebrugge Belgium a it was terrify ing Rosina Summerfield said of the Friday night ferry Accident that she and her Little boy survived. They along with her Boyfriend had boarded the Herald of free Enterprise with hundreds of others for the usual four hour trip to Dover England. The disaster Siruk Jim As the 7.951 ton Craft loaded with More than 500 people 36 trucks and 84 cars had pulled out of this Industrial Harbor shortly before 8 . I was in he ship s cafeteria Shir said. Water came in and hooded i All out from the Side. The ship just fell on ill Side the water came up higher and we climbed higher to gel out of the water she Naid rubbing. We were trapped inside. It smashed All the glasses. It was terrifying with petrol fumes and Over thing. They smashed the windows and Pill ladders Down. People were panicking screaming and shout ing. It was 15 to 20 minutes before help came but it was a Long Lime and we were in the dark she said. She wept As she said my Boyfriend 1 can t find him. I am not Hurt myself but my Little Hoy s Arm is very  of the Hope for others she said god knows. Everybody just  at waiting stations around the Harbor the Shiv ering survivors not in immediate need of Hosp Ilah nation were Given first Aid warm Coffee and blankets to wraparound their soaked clothing. Sirens wailed As ambulances rushed the More seriously injured to three nearby hospitals. Many were taken away without their loved ones or travel ing companions knowing their whereabouts or condition. It went Down so fast 1 thought i was dead a survivor told Britain s Independent radio Nim work. I be Losi my mom i Don t know what happened to  15-year-old Wayne Mckenny from Hast Ings England told the radio network. Mckinny said he and his father. Richard escaped by smash ing windows and then climbing ropes let Down by rescuers dozens of Small boats in the area assisted official Craft and helicopters in the Rescue plucking people from the generally Calm but icy Waters one of the vessels that picked up survivors was the British freighter Taymar. The skipper capt. William Budd told Independent radio network that the ferry was in worse fund Tion when to cutback to help again it s rolled out More Linti i was Lien last Judd said. I d Vay the ship s in Kimlel in a nurse condition. The propellers Are out of the water. Can see the Bottom of the  Llund reds of onlookers gut Harco under a Lucy half Moon sky on n pier extending some 5� cards into the sea and watched the Rescue Fluris