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This small stretch of the Thames between Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street Railway Bridge is where on 20 August 1989, 51 of 130 guests attending a birthday party on the Marchioness drowned after it was run down by the dredger Bowbelle.
The 1,880 ton Bowbelle caused the Marchioness to founder within 30 seconds of the collision, as the meager 46 ton vessel was pushed under water "like a toy boat".
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