In which port did The Herald of Free Enterprise capsize in 1987?
MS Herald of Free Enterprise In October 1983, "Herald of Free Enterprise"s sister ship "Pride of Free Enterprise" had sailed from Dover to Zeebrugge with the bow doors open, after her assistant boatswain fell asleep. It was therefore believed that leaving the bow doors open alone should not have caused the ship to capsize. However, tests by the Danish Maritime Institute after the accident found that once water began to enter the vehicle deck of a RORO, it was likely that the vessel would capsize within 30 minutes, while other tests showed that the lack of watertight subdivision (which were common on other vessels) allowed
MS Herald of Free Enterprise the ships encountered the Great Storm of 1987 off Cape Finisterre, where "Herald of Free Enterprise" was cast adrift after its tow rope parted, resuming on 19 October 1987. The hulk began to disintegrate while off the coast of South Africa on 27 December 1987, and had to be towed into Port Elizabeth on 2 January 1988 to undergo temporary repairs to allow her to continue her voyage. She finally arrived in Taiwan on 22 March 1988. The Townsend Thoresen brand name had inevitably been seen on television and in newspapers around the world. P&O quickly decided to re-brand the