European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o Nixon loses round in papers dispute. Page 5 d chasing a dream for decades. Page 9 q College basketball tournaments. Page 21 publication re the it. Co of Kcal vol. 45. No. 322 sunday. March a 19b7 , d 8693 a death toll in capsize of ferry May top Zee Brough Belgium a overs saturday searched icy Nonh sen Waters for sur Vicors after a giant British Terry with More than 500 peo Jue aboard rolled on its Side. Al least 49 people were kill doctor said he saw More than 100 dead. Ries Phalos on pages 3,28. Chances of finding More survivors were very i alive British transport Secretary John Moore told a news conference after Hying to acc Bruggy from eng land. The cause of the disaster remained unknown. Officials on opposite sides of the Strait of Dover which connects the North sea with the English Chan i gave conflicting figures on the extent of the disaster the worst in the Busy waterway in modern times. Most of those aboard were said to be British tourists Many of them Day trippers. In Zeebrugge Olivier Vannest governor of West Flanders province put the total aboard at 543 people including 80 Crew members. He confirmed that 49were dead and said 379 survived and 115 were miss ing. He said an official investigation has begun. In the English port of Dover Paul Ovington spokesman worship owner Townsend Thoresen said 548 peo ple had been aboard including 85 Crew Mem Bers. He said 49 bodies a had been recovered and405 people survived leaving 94 people Unac counted for. The differing figures could not be immediately reconciled. Tile 7,95 Mon Herald of free Enterprise Cap sized at about 7 50 . It Lay Sci sub Lewry merged on a Sandy be about 1,000 Yards outside the Entrance 10 pc Brugge Harbor which is at the Southern end of the North sea near the Strait of Dover. Or. Roland Well mans who treated the ferry s Cap Tain quoted his patient As saying the ferry went Down in one minute and he had no time to Send a distress signal. David Lewry 46, who is being treated for Shock and punctured lung in a Brugge Hospital Lold Welleman heard some son of crash and then the ship went of said the British news Agency press association. J la. Cmdr. Alphonse dams. The Superine the belgian Navy s diving corps who Coordie ing operations estimated that 70 to 80 Wjk been recovered by midday including Inlo Juls and Chil Dren. Of that s the worst part of it he to Lifshe associated sea ferry on Paga 28 Bow door agape the ferry it raid of free Enterprise lies awash As Rescue Esus a t alongside i survivor recall their terror As ship capsized Zeebrugge Belgium a survivors of the ferry disaster just olt this Itel Gian port said they desperately climbed cafeteria tables and smashed win Dows to escape the icy wafer Rushing into the capsizing Herald of free Enterprise it was terrifying robbed Rosina whose Little Bay also survived but whose Boyfriend was missing. The disaster struck Friday night just As the 7,951 ton ferry loaded with Over 500 people. 36 trucks and 84 cars had pulled out of Zeebrugge. The vessel from still undetermined causes filled with water and rolled Over onto its Side. I was in the ship s said Summerfield. The water came up higher and we climbed higher to get out of the water. We were trapped they smashed inc windows and Pui ladders Down. People were panicking screaming and shouting. It was 15 to to minutes before help came hut it was a Long time and we were in the dark. My Boyfriend. I can t find him. I am not Hurt myself hut my Little Hoy s Arm is very she said weeping. Another survivor. Peter Ray told Brilain s Independent television news tire were screams. People just did t know what loan. Reuple were sort of Fallig off because they were hanging san h seals. Tiluy were jus falling \ people Cisclo me went Are so Man bodies in Here. To was terrible. I was a night Marc he said. The boat Jusi started to list and it just kept snid Arthur Edwards 4.1, a truck Driver from Small urd. England. I was Silling in the Driver restaurant. I Felt Thesee survivors on Page 23
