That was on the beach at Blackpool, I remember going to see it after it was on the news. Took them months to break it up for salvage.
No, it was a local container ferry that got hit by a large wave in heavy seas. Her cargo shifted and she capsized and was beached at Norbreck near Cleveleys, to the north of Blackpool.
I just remembered where I saw him before, he helped present that old TV programme HOW if I am right way back in the 60's and 70's