Watch The Tragedy of the Jeanne Gougy Trawler
Watch The Tragedy of the Jeanne Gougy Trawler A crewman of the French fishing trawler F/V Jeanne Gougy being rescued by breeches buoy after the ship ran aground in a squall during a storm at Armoured Knight Rock near Land's End, Cornwall on November 3rd, 1962. Teams of British rescuers saved six men that were found alive in the wheelhouse of the sinking ship, but alas twelve men including the skipper died in the disaster. proach the wreck because of the heavy weather, but recovered two dead fishermen offshore. A Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 helicopter from No. 22 Squadron’s Search and Rescue Detachment at RAF Chivenor on the north coast of Devon was assigned to attempt a rescue. The Whirlwind was flown by Flight Lieutenants John Lorimer Neville Canham, D.F.C., and Flight Lieutenant John Trevor Egginton, with winch operator Sergeant Eric Charles Smith. cover another body, which was then hoisted aboard the helicopter. The Sennen Cove lifeboat and the Whirlwind returned to their respect...