What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1981
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 50.05° N, 5.58° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Penlee lifeboat disaster.
Summary
The Penlee lifeboat disaster: While attempting to rescue those on board the Union Star off the coast of South-West Cornwall (England), the lifeboat Solomon Browne is lost with all crew. Sixteen people in all are killed.
Penlee lifeboat disaster
Disaster at sea off Cornwall (1981)
The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred on 19 December 1981 off the coast of Cornwall, England. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) 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. After the lifeboat had rescued four people, both vessels were lost with all hands.
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