The Penlee lifeboat 'Solomon Browne' was launched into hurricane conditions on December 19, 1981, to rescue the coaster 'Union Star' from being destroyed by the powerful storm, resulting in a heroic act that is considered one of the most courageous in the history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Into the Night
In the midst of a raging hurricane, the brave Penlee lifeboat "Solomon Browne" risked everything to rescue the struggling coaster "Union Star" from the jaws of disaster, racing against time to save it from crashing onto the Cornish coast.
