PENLEE DISASTER 1981
Dec 22, 2020
2 minutes
A few days preceding the Penlee disaster a mini-bulk carrier ship, Union Star, left Denmark on its maiden voyage. Its cargo was fertiliser, being transported by sea to Arklow, Ireland. Setting off with a crew of five on board, Union Star made an unscheduled stop at the Essex coast en route, where the ship’s captain’s wife and two teenage
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