The lone sailor was initially assisted by the crew of the RNLI Sennen Cove lifeboat, 'Volunteer Spirit' A sailor has been rescued after he was unable to control his yacht due to rigging issues 20 ...

An old Cornish lifeboat station that closed after losing eight crew members in a disaster in 1981 is set to hold a series of six open days. Penlee Lifeboat said the Grade II listed old lifeboat ...

On this very day, back in 1981, the worst maritime tragedy in living memory struck the small village of Mousehole in the far west of Cornwall. With winds at hurricane force 12 gusting to 90 knots, the ...

When the Cornish Pirates play Hartpury at home on Boxing Day, in the warm-up they will wear a special one-off designed rugby shirt made available through Whirlwind Sports. The shirts mark the 40-year ...

A GOLD medal awarded to one of the heroes of the Penlee lifeboat tragedy has gone missing from a secure unit at a charity head office in Poole. The historic artefact, presented posthumously to ...

A search and rescue operation was launched near Penzance this morning, following the discovery of debris in the waters of Mount's Bay off the Cornish coast. The debris, which included a lifejacket, ...

The crew of the Solomon Browne put to sea with winds at hurricane force 12, gusts of up to 95mph, and waves about 60ft tall and died trying to save those on board the foundering vessel, the Union Star ...

Penlee’s lifeboat had to be scrambled to rescue a man who fell off a boat in a Cornish harbour. The Penlee Inshore Lifeboat was launched at about 7pm yesterday to provide urgent aid to the man in ...

The door handle has been on the lifeboat station since 1912 A cast-iron door handle more than 100 years old has been stolen from a historic lifeboat station. The metal ring has gone missing from the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On Saturday 19 December 1981, the Penlee lifeboat 'Solomon Browne', was ...