Penlee lifeboat disaster - Church service for men lost
- Title
- Penlee lifeboat disaster - Church service for men lost
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- Dec 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:02:54
- Description
- Unidentified male correspondent on the church service held for the men lost in the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81). He says there were around 600 people in the church. Male correspondent not identified; male studio reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- None Identified
- Keywords
- Accidents; Cornwall; Boats; Lifeboats; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Maritime rescue; Church services; Lifeboat services; Mousehole; Penlee; Lifeboat crew members; Union Star; Solomon Browne; Charles Greenhaugh; Kevin Smith; William Trevelyan Richards; James Madron; Nigel Brockman; John Blewett; Barrie Torrie; Gary Wallis
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LBC/IRN, "Penlee lifeboat disaster - Church service for men lost". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0027300343011 (Accessed 30 Apr 2026)