Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony obituary (opens in new tab)

Senior judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 1989 Marchioness disaster in which 51 people were drowned in the ThamesTen years after the Marchioness pleasure boat sank on a summer’s night in 1989 – drowning 51 people, mainly young partygoers, in the swirling waters of the Thames – Anthony Clarke, then a lord justice of appeal, was asked to hold an inquiry.As a result of his authoritative and swiftly delivered reports, safety on the river has significantly improved. There are now four R...