What ever happened to the Herald of Free Enterprise?
This is what i found online hope it helps. The Disaster Being a RORO, the Herald had doors at both the bow and stern. In the early evening of March 6, 1987 she capsized in the approaches to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge en route to Dover, England. When the ferry left port, not all the water had been pumped out of the bow ballast tanks, leaving the ship three feet (90 cm) down at the bow. This ballast was necessary to enable the ship to dock with the Zeebrugge linkspan in some tidal conditions (Dover-Zeebrugge was not her usual route). However, the main cause of the tragedy was the failure to close the bow door and, when the ferry had reached 18.9 knots (33 km/h), large quantities of water started to enter the car deck, destroying her stability and causing her to capsize within seconds. The ship had a crew of 80 and was carrying 459 passengers, 81 cars, 3 buses, and 47 trucks. She capsized about 90 seconds after leaving the harbour, ending on her side half-submerged in shallow water jus
