THE STORY
On 23rd September 2015, I spent the day at the old Penlee RNLI Boathouse in Mousehole, Cornwall.
This page carries my tribute to the eight lifeboatmen who died on 19th December 1981.
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PENLEE RNLI LIFEBOAT STATION
THE OLD BOATHOUSE, MOUSEHOLE
With St. Michael’s Mount in the distance and a cormorant perched by the water, this is the view from the old Penlee RNLI Boathouse.
On 19th December 1981, RNLB Solomon Browne launched down this very slipway into heavy seas carrying eight much-loved crew members, a rescue mission from which they never returned.
It’s hard to imagine a more poignant scene depicting what it really means to be a lifeboat volunteer.
PENLEE RNLI BOATHOUSE VIEW, MOUSEHOLE
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Dudley and Raymond looking out to sea from the old boathouse doors, the two men who launched their best mates to their fate. Dudley sadly passed away in January 2017.
DUDLEY PENROSE and RAYMOND POMEROY
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Nim (far left) and Nabo (second from right) were crew members who weren’t selected to go to sea on 19th December 1981.
Dudley (second from left) and Raymond (far right) launched the lifeboat on that tragic night.
NIM, DUDLEY, NABO and RAYMOND
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Patch Harvey, the current Penlee RNLI Coxswain silhouetted in the doorway of the old boathouse.
I consider this photograph to be the project’s nod to the tragedy but with gratitude that the service provided by the RNLI carries on to this day and, I’m sure, long into the future.
PATCH HARVEY AT MOUSEHOLE
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PENLEE RNLI, NEWLYN
THE MODERN DAY PENLEE LIFEBOAT VOLUNTEERS
PENLEE RNLI BOATHOUSE VIEW
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PATCH HARVEY, PENLEE RNLI COXSWAIN
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ROY PASCOE and JANET MADRON
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PENLEE RNLI CREW
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