Overview

On Saturday 19 December 1981, the Penlee lifeboat ‘Solomon Browne’, was launched in hurricane conditions to go to the aid of the coaster ‘Union Star’ which was being swept towards the southern coast of Cornwall. What followed ranks not only with the greatest acts of courage in the history of the RNLI, but with any human achievement.

Top Cast

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Hubert Burton

Tom Chambers

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Robert Duncan

Susan Penhaligon

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Hazel Simmons

Tim Treloar