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| Zeebrugge remembered 20 years on | Zeebrugge remembered 20 years on |
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| Survivors of the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy are joining relatives of some of the 193 victims for a commemorative service 20 years after the disaster. | Survivors of the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy are joining relatives of some of the 193 victims for a commemorative service 20 years after the disaster. |
| The anniversary is being marked at the Dover centre of the British and International Sailors' Society (BISS). | The anniversary is being marked at the Dover centre of the British and International Sailors' Society (BISS). |
| The Herald of Free Enterprise was bound for the Kent port when it capsized at Zeebrugge harbour, Belgium, in 1987. | The Herald of Free Enterprise was bound for the Kent port when it capsized at Zeebrugge harbour, Belgium, in 1987. |
| The anniversary will also see a memorial quarter peal by bell ringers at St Mary's Parish Church in Dover. | The anniversary will also see a memorial quarter peal by bell ringers at St Mary's Parish Church in Dover. |
| The Reverend Sean Michael Carter will lead the service at the BISS centre on Tuesday morning. | The Reverend Sean Michael Carter will lead the service at the BISS centre on Tuesday morning. |
| It aims to "remember the lives of those lost and honour the heroism shown by so many people". | It aims to "remember the lives of those lost and honour the heroism shown by so many people". |
| Unlawful killing | Unlawful killing |
| The heroics of crew members and passengers in helping to save lives were followed by a need for counselling in the weeks and months afterwards. | The heroics of crew members and passengers in helping to save lives were followed by a need for counselling in the weeks and months afterwards. |
| Retired Kent County Council official, Colin Weaver, said: "It was my job to help the crew and also counsel the families of the 38 crew who were killed. | Retired Kent County Council official, Colin Weaver, said: "It was my job to help the crew and also counsel the families of the 38 crew who were killed. |
| "Working with the relatives was particularly difficult as the crew had had violent deaths. | "Working with the relatives was particularly difficult as the crew had had violent deaths. |
| "I was very affected by it all and will continue to be affected for the rest of my life." | "I was very affected by it all and will continue to be affected for the rest of my life." |
| The Townsend Thoresen ferry capsized because its bow doors had not been closed, allowing water to flood the car deck. | The Townsend Thoresen ferry capsized because its bow doors had not been closed, allowing water to flood the car deck. |
| It was also established that the crew member responsible for closing the doors was asleep at the time. | |
| An inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing, but manslaughter cases against the company - which had by then become P&O European Ferries - and seven employees collapsed in 1990. | An inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing, but manslaughter cases against the company - which had by then become P&O European Ferries - and seven employees collapsed in 1990. |