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Tuesday August 01, 2006

The Penlee Disaster

22:35 tonight on BBC1 is a program titled Cruel Sea: The Penlee Disaster. I cannot believe it occured twenty five years ago. It is a real shame it is on so late and at the moment the BBC does not have it on its front page - maybe later in the day it will be - the program deserves better publicity. I remember the days after the disaster banks acted as collection points for donations to the families affected by the disaster. Here is a brief taster of the story. Twenty five years ago the Penlee lifeboat was called out to help a stricken coaster off the coast of Cornwall. In hurricane winds and sixty foot waves the crew of the Solomon Browne made an heroic attempt to rescue those on board the ill-fated Union Star. Using actual radio footage, eye-witness testimony and memories of bereaved family members this documentary tells the story of that tragic night. More can be read from the Wikipedia entry.

( Aug 01 2006, 12:00:12 AM PDT ) Permalink Comments [2]

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I missed the programme! DId anyone record it?

Posted by David Howson on August 08, 2006 at 09:36 AM PDT #

Sorry I had it on DVD but erased it after watching it. Hopefully it will be epeated on BBC3/4. It was very good.

Posted by Paul Humphreys on August 09, 2006 at 01:00 AM PDT #