Crews remember lifeboat disaster (UK)
Lifeboat volunteers in East Sussex are marking the 80th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in the RNLI's history, when a crew of 17 drowned.
Rye Harbour lifeboat was launched in the early hours of 15 November 1928 to rescue a stricken steamer, the Alice.
The crew of the Alice was saved by another vessel, but the lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in the storm.
A presentation to commemorate the disaster is to be held at St Thomas's Church, Winchelsea, on Saturday night.
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Rye Harbour lifeboat was launched in the early hours of 15 November 1928 to rescue a stricken steamer, the Alice.
The crew of the Alice was saved by another vessel, but the lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in the storm.
A presentation to commemorate the disaster is to be held at St Thomas's Church, Winchelsea, on Saturday night.