Penlee lifeboat disaster inquiry

Title

Penlee lifeboat disaster inquiry

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

16 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Chris Mann reports on the amateur radio recordings made on the night of the Penlee lifeboat disaster released as evidence during an inquiry into the tragedy. 16 people died in the rescue attempt off the Cornish coast on 20/12/81. Includes excerpt from recording featuring Union Star skipper Henry Morton, and the coastguard.

Contributors

Chris Mann; Henry Morton

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Shipwrecks; Emergency services; Cornwall; Lifeboats; Public inquiries; Seaborne disasters; Sound recordings; Coastguard services; Lifeboat services; Mousehole; Lifeboat crew members

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