Cornwall marks 40th anniversary of Penlee lifeboat disaster
The tragedy off the coast of Cornwall claimed 16 lives just before Christmas in 1981.
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The tragedy off the coast of Cornwall claimed 16 lives just before Christmas in 1981.
The tragedy off the coast of Cornwall claimed 16 lives just before Christmas in 1981.
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An RNLI coxswain remembers the eight lifeboatmen from Mousehole who died in horrendous conditions.
Forty years ago, the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne was launched into high winds that had whipped up 50ft waves off the treacherous Cornish coast to reach a stricken coaster, the Union Star.