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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Matt Lee & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Inside sinking restaurant trapped in time that filled with water with passengers on board

Photos reveal the inside of an abandoned floating restaurant in Essex that began sinking while staff were preparing to open for lunch.

The Miller and Carter Steakhouse, on a converted paddle steamer at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, was closed on December 23 last year after taking on water.

Horrified Christmas shoppers compared seeing the steamer go down to watching the Titanic sink. Everyone onboard escaped unharmed but the eatery was shut "until further notice due to structural issues".

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