Penlee

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    dearnevalleyviper Well-Known Member

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    #1 dearnevalleyviper, Dec 19, 2024
    43 years ago today, we lost the brave crew of the Penlee lifeboat, the Solomon Browne. Cornish heroes, never forgotten…. Kevin Smiths family home was my home town Wath upon Dearne….god bless them all IMG_3129.jpeg
     
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    #2 John Peachy, Dec 19, 2024
    RIP.
     
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    #3 Tonjytyke, Dec 19, 2024
    And all because of rich men haggling over money!!
     
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    #4 Didcot Red, Dec 19, 2024
    Very brave men.
     
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    #5 Jay, Dec 19, 2024
    How so?
     
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    #6 john coucom, Dec 19, 2024
    The ships
    owners Didn’t want to pay the insurance for a tow to safety hoping the storm would pass so the union star could get back on its way the storm didn’t pass and the rest is history
     
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    #7 arabian_ian, Dec 19, 2024
    8 heroes. All so brave.
    R.I.P. the crew.
     
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