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Unidentified male speaker on the passing beneath Tower Bridge in London of Scottish yachtsman Chay Blyth in his yacht Brittany Ferries GB, prior to his participation in the Observer-sponsored Transatlantic...
Yachtsman, Chay Blyth on his craft Brittany Ferries GB and his participation in the Observer-sponsored Transatlantic Yacht Race. Male interviewer not identified. Sound in mono.
Report on the rescue of a sailor in Scotland involving Prince Andrew, Duke of York as a helicopter pilot, during a military training exercise that became real. The Prince’s instructor, Lieutenant Commander...
Report on the funerals of two of the Penlee lifeboatmen who died on 19/12/81. One was Trevelyan Richards; the other was Nigel Brockman, whose son had not been allowed to board the doomed vessel because...
Ted Beale of the Grapes Inn, Falmouth, on a Russian seaman who visited his pub. The landlord says he believed the man - who broke down crying at the bar - was from the KGB. Male interviewer not identified.
Interview with former captain of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), Bob Arnott, who discusses his career at sea. Follows the ship’s refurbishment after its Falklands war duty. Male interviewer not identified.
Interview with the father of a victim of the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81), following the verdict in the inquest into the tragedy. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.
Report on the announcement to Parliament by Defence Secretary John Nott (with excerpts) of the loss of HMS Sheffield and a Harrier jet in the Falklands war and on casualties. Also reports on reaction from...
Report on the reaction of MPs to the news that HMS Sheffield has been sunk in the Falklands war including calls for a ceasefire and peace talks. With comment from: Labour MPs Eric Heffer and Frank Hooley;...
Ministry of Defence spokesman Ian McDonald gives a press conference announcing the loss of HMS Sheffield and a Harrier jet in the Falklands war.
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