• Townsend Thoresen appears to have dropped writs against British
19th November 1987, Page 7
19th November 1987
Page 7
Page 7, 19th November 1987
— • Townsend Thoresen appears to have dropped writs against British
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Ms Herald Of Free Enterprise, Zeebrugge, Townsend Thoresen, Writ, Law / Crime, Disaster / Accident
hauliers for allegedly carrying illegal chemicals when their lorries sank with the Herald of Free Enterprise.
Townsend had threatened legal action against four companies, as well as the senders of the goods and other agents, after the disaster in February. Now one of the hauliers, Ian Rycroft of EC Transport, says he has been told to collect the cargo, which is being kept as evidence in Belgium, and dispose of it in England,
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