Seven employees of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster were acquitted on manslaughter charges following the collapse of the trial at the Old Bailey in London.

Report shows artist's impressions of the courtroom proceedings.

Footage of capsized MS Herald of Free Enterprise in the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium in 1987.

Interview with Maurice De Rohan, spokesman for the victim's families, on the court decision.

The reporter is Brian O’Connell.

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