Today is Plimsoll Day. Plimsoll Day is dedicated to the memory of Samuel Plimsoll, a member of the English Parliament who championed sailors safety while traveling the worlds waterways in crammed ships. He was instrumental in the amendment of Britains Merchant Shipping Act, which came about in response to the then - national problem of dangerously overloaded ships. What is Plimsoll Day? Renuka Thuraisingham spoke to Orissa Balu on the importance of Plimsoll Day.
Today is Plimsoll Day. Plimsoll Day is dedicated to the memory of Samuel Plimsoll, a member of the English Parliament who championed sailors safety while traveling the worlds waterways in crammed ships. He was instrumental in the amendment of Britains Merchant Shipping Act, which came about in response to the then - national problem of dangerously overloaded ships. What is Plimsoll Day? Renuka Thuraisingham spoke to Orissa Balu on the importance of Plimsoll Day.
