and I am doing a series of photo montages to commemorate the Penlee lifeboat disaster to raise money for the r n l I. 1981: Penlee lifeboat disaster On 19 December 1981, the crew of the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne were lost attempting to rescue the crew and passengers …
The Penlee disaster was the last time Britain’s lifeboat service lost an entire crew in action. Penlee Life Boat Disaster wreckage from the lifeboat is brought ashore Monday 21st December 1981.
Report on the recording made by an amateur radio enthusiast on the night of the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81), when the Penlee lifeboat went to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas. After the lifeboat had rescued four people, both vessels were lost with all hands; in all, sixteen people died including eight volunteer lifeboatmen. Although empty, as the modern replacement lifeboat is now stationed at Newlyn, its coxswain the son of one of those lost in 1981, the lifeboat house at Penlee Point stands as a memorial to its brave crew.
Still makes me tearful to think about what happened, those poor children on board also, horrendous.
The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred on 19 December 1981 off the coast of Cornwall.The lifeboat Solomon Browne, based at the Penlee Lifeboat Station near Mousehole, went to the aid of the vessel Union Star after its engines failed in heavy seas. Both vessels were lost with all hands, leaving 16 dead, 8 from each vessel.
Furthermore, 2006 saw the making of a poignant television documentary recounting the fateful day and entitled The Cruel Sea: The Penlee Disaster. Lived in mounts bay and near Penlee point since 1983, mostly. The Solomon Browne had been in service 21 years, its crew saving 91 lives. The Penlee life boat was launched from the Cornish village of Mousehole at exactly 20:12 on Saturday night (19th) after the freighter Union Star sent out distress call.