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  • Cruel Sea: The Penlee Disaster (2006)
  • TV Movie | 59 min | Documentary
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Disaster (2006)
TV Movie | 59 min | Documentary
A moving documentary made to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster on 19 December 1981. The eight-man crew of the RNLB Solomon Browne, the lifeboat from the Penlee station in Mousehole, Cornwall, put to ...See moreA moving documentary made to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster on 19 December 1981. The eight-man crew of the RNLB Solomon Browne, the lifeboat from the Penlee station in Mousehole, Cornwall, put to sea in an exceptionally severe gale to rescue the five-man crew of the MV Union Star, a cargo ship whose engines had failed two miles off the coast and which was in danger of being swept onto the rocks. Also on board the Union Star were the captain's wife and two step-daughters. A Royal Navy rescue helicopter attended but tragically the extreme wave conditions meant that they were unable to winch anyone off the ship. The Solomon Browne was able to rescue the captain's family and one of the crew from Union Star, but then radio contact with the Solomon Browne was lost. All the crew of the Solomon Browne and all the crew of the Union Star perished. The skipper of the Solomon Browne was posthumously awarded the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's gold medal and the remainder of his crew were posthumously awarded the bronze medal. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Sally Thomson
Producer
Sally Thomson
Composer
Alex Hutchings
Production Designer
Paul Galloway
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Aug 1, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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Bernard Hill
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
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Mike Sutherland
Self - Lifeboat Launch Officer Self - Lifeboat Launch Officer   See fewer
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Neil Brockman
Self - Son of Nigel Brockman Self - Son of Nigel Brockman   See fewer
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Trevelyan Richards
Self - Lifeboat Coxswain (archive footage) Self - Lifeboat Coxswain (archive footage)   See fewer
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Dudley Penrose
Self - Lifeboat Launch Crew Self - Lifeboat Launch Crew   See fewer
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Rob Cooke
Self - Volunteer Coastguard and Brother-in-Law of Kevin Smith Self - Volunteer Coastguard and Brother-in-Law of Kevin Smith   See fewer
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Mike Sagar Fenton
Self - Author of 'Penlee: The Loss of a Lifeboat' (as Michael Sagar-Fenton) Self - Author of 'Penlee: The Loss of a Lifeboat' (as Michael Sagar-Fenton)   See fewer
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Mike Buttery
Self - Volunteer Coastguard Self - Volunteer Coastguard   See fewer
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Colin Sturman
Self - Falmouth Coastguard, Senior Watch Officer Self - Falmouth Coastguard, Senior Watch Officer   See fewer
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Henry Morton
Self - Skipper of Union Star (voice) (archive footage) Self - Skipper of Union Star (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
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Malcolm Morton
Self - Brother of Henry Morton Self - Brother of Henry Morton   See fewer
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Don Buckfield
Self - Lands End Coastguard Self - Lands End Coastguard   See fewer
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Nigel Brockman
Self - Lifeboat Crew, Assistant Mechanic (archive footage) Self - Lifeboat Crew, Assistant Mechanic (archive footage)   See fewer
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Justine Smith
Self - Sister-in-Law of Kevin Smith Self - Sister-in-Law of Kevin Smith   See fewer
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Kevin Smith
Self - Lifeboat Crew (archive footage) Self - Lifeboat Crew (archive footage)   See fewer
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Russell Smith
Self - Rescue Helicopter Pilot Self - Rescue Helicopter Pilot   See fewer
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Lynn Crawford
Self - Wife of Barrie Torrie Self - Wife of Barrie Torrie   See fewer
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Raymond Pomeroy
Self - Lifeboat Launch Crew Self - Lifeboat Launch Crew   See fewer
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Stephen Marlow's primary photo
Stephen Marlow
Self - Helicopter Winchman Self - Helicopter Winchman   See fewer
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Andrew Besley's primary photo
Andrew Besley
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
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