Perhaps you're old enough to remember the #Penlee #lifeboat disaster, which happened 41 years today? A crew of 8 volunteers set out in #RNLI's "Solomon Browne" in hurricane force winds & 18m waves to rescue the crew from a boat whose engines had failed & was drifting towards rocks.

Despite heroic attempts, 16 lives were lost.

My "Weather Map of Folklore & Fact" remembers the heroism & tragedy of Penlee.

Please #SupportTheRNLI 🙏

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At 8pm on Dec 19, please light a candle to mark the anniversary of the #Penlee lifeboat tragedy.
You can also use the link in this article to donate direct to the #RNLI.

Let's light up Britain and back the
#lifeboats this #Christmas.

https://thatsailingpage.com/?p=7255

#SupportTheRNLI

At 8pm on Dec 19, please light a candle to mark the anniversary of the #Penlee lifeboat tragedy.
You can also use the link in this article to donate direct to the #RNLI.
Let's light up Britain and back the #lifeboats this #Christmas.
https://thatsailingpage.com/?p=7255
#SupportTheRNLI