'Energetic', Cornish Pilot Gig, Porthleven 1991

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Identifier

GUN_05_05

Description

Porthleven Gig Club display their new Cornish Pilot Gig 'Energetic'. The gig features a commemorative plaque to the tragedy of 1948. The original 'Energetic' was a Porthleven based fishing boat which sank off the coast after collision with a freighter. Five of the six Richards brothers, together with their brother-in-law Mr. R Mewton were lost. The remaining brother was the only surviving member of the crew.

Date

1991

Rights

Ted Gundry

Coverage

Porthleven

Format

VHS

Creator

Ted Gundry

Type

Moving Image


Duration

193


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Collection

Ted Gundry Collection




Citation
Ted Gundry, “'Energetic', Cornish Pilot Gig, Porthleven 1991,” cornishmemory.com, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/GUN_05_05.
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