Fastnet Race Disaster 1979
The Fastnet Race Disaster 13-15 August 1979. A nurse sits with a group of survivors at a hospital in Cornwall. Storms wreaked havoc on the yachts taking part in the biennial race, resulting in 15 people losing their lives. The emergency response from official coastguard and civilian naval vessels, lifeboats and helicopters was the largest rescue operation since World War Two
Picture No
11356901
Media ID
44913192
Size
5858px x 4586px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/ANDREW BESLEY
Source
Photograph by Andrew Besley
Date
1979
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