Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The brutal sinking of the pleasure boat Marchioness was only the beginning for the families and friends of the victims.
Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeath
Thank you to the @OceanlinerDesigns team (Jack Gibson, Liam Sharpe, and Michael Brady) for creating the animations of the accident.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Writer & Host: Caitlin Doughty
Writer & Researcher: Louise Hung
Editor: Timothy Meier
Producer: Sarah Chavez
Thumbnail: Landis Blair
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SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING
Marchioness Inquiries hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2001-03-23/debates/e8424dd7-c246-442d-ac9d-0b298f9becfe/MarchionessInquiries
"The Marchioness nightmare" standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-marchioness-nightmare-7285588.html
Thames Safety Inquiry jesip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marchionness-Bowbelle-Incident-Thames-Safety-Inquiry.pdf
"How to identify a body: the Marchioness disaster and my life in forensic pathology" theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/18/how-to-identify-a-body-the-marchioness-disaster-and-my-life-in-forensic-pathology
"Dredger captain says saving victims from Marchioness 'not top priority'" theguardian.com/uk/2000/oct/04/jeevanvasagar
"Sank in 30 Seconds: The Marchioness Disaster 1989" youtu.be/wwXKSVDRfoM?si=dMLP0Jjp6hLSxSst
"Coroner review ordered after hands severed" theguardian.com/uk/2001/mar/24/jeevanvasagar
"Marchioness victims had hands severed" theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/01/taniabranigan
"Marchioness disaster: Thames historic vessels 'still not modernised'" bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49346082
"Tragedy on the Thames: 30 years on, remembering the Marchioness disaster" independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/marchioness-disaster-victims-london-boat-crash-thames-bowbelle-a8953251.html
The brutal sinking of the pleasure boat Marchioness was only the beginning for the families and friends of the victims.
Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeath
Thank you to the @OceanlinerDesigns team (Jack Gibson, Liam Sharpe, and Michael Brady) for creating the animations of the accident.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Writer & Host: Caitlin Doughty
Writer & Researcher: Louise Hung
Editor: Timothy Meier
Producer: Sarah Chavez
Thumbnail: Landis Blair
MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY
Read My Books: caitlindoughty.com/books
Face Your Mortality Course: mortalcourse.com
Podcast: apple.co/2yK6c6G
Spotify: spoti.fi/2QZEVEM
Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT
Donate and become a member: orderofthegooddeath.com/donate
Advocacy Wear Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com
SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING
Marchioness Inquiries hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2001-03-23/debates/e8424dd7-c246-442d-ac9d-0b298f9becfe/MarchionessInquiries
"The Marchioness nightmare" standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-marchioness-nightmare-7285588.html
Thames Safety Inquiry jesip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marchionness-Bowbelle-Incident-Thames-Safety-Inquiry.pdf
"How to identify a body: the Marchioness disaster and my life in forensic pathology" theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/18/how-to-identify-a-body-the-marchioness-disaster-and-my-life-in-forensic-pathology
"Dredger captain says saving victims from Marchioness 'not top priority'" theguardian.com/uk/2000/oct/04/jeevanvasagar
"Sank in 30 Seconds: The Marchioness Disaster 1989" youtu.be/wwXKSVDRfoM?si=dMLP0Jjp6hLSxSst
"Coroner review ordered after hands severed" theguardian.com/uk/2001/mar/24/jeevanvasagar
"Marchioness victims had hands severed" theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/01/taniabranigan
"Marchioness disaster: Thames historic vessels 'still not modernised'" bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49346082
"Tragedy on the Thames: 30 years on, remembering the Marchioness disaster" independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/marchioness-disaster-victims-london-boat-crash-thames-bowbelle-a8953251.html
