Fastnet disaster was one of Royal Navy's finest hours

By The Editor 2nd Aug 2019

Nineteen yachtsmen died but - 75 people were saved by Fleet Air Arm crews and another 65 picked up by lifeboats and shipping - in the UK's biggest ever peacetime rescue operation.

     

New helston Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: helston jobs

Share:


Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide helston with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.