Penlee lifeboat disaster reconstruction

Title

Penlee lifeboat disaster reconstruction

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Report on a reconstruction during an investigation into the Penlee lifeboat disaster on 20/12/81. 16 people died in the rescue attempt off the Cornish coast on 20/12/81. Speaking are: Richard Stone QC; Gerald Darling, Board of Trade QC. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Richard Stone; Gerald Darling

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Shipwrecks; Emergency services; Cornwall; Boats; Lifeboats; Public inquiries; Seaborne disasters; Coastguard services; Lifeboat services; Mousehole; Lifeboat crew members; Solomon Brown

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