Sunk cargo ship's crew cleared of negligence
By Robert Verkaik, Legal Affairs Correspondent
The captain and crew of the MV Derbyshire, which sank 20
years ago, were cleared of negligence yesterday by a High Court
judge who cast doubt on the safety of the world's fleet of 476
bulk carriers.
The families of the 42 sailors and two wives who died on 9 September
1980 in one of Britain's worst shipping disasters
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