1984 Flamborough fishing boats tragedy marked with wreath-laying ceremony
Flamborough Fishermen’s Memorial Group’s Robin Sunley lays a wreath. Photo Mark Smales. That fateful date 37 years ago will live long in the memories of people who can vividly remember the tragedy unfold when seven lives were lost in one of the darkest days in the maritime history of the village. One wreath was laid by Councillor Vic Leppington on behalf of the Flamborough Parish Council and another by Robin Sunley, retired Flamborough lifeboat assistant motor mechanic, on behalf of the Flamborough Fishermen’s Memorial Group. Captain David Freeman, Lifeboat operations manager at the Fla...
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