HMS Wave rescue plaque, St Ives, Cornwall
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HMS Wave rescue plaque, St Ives, Cornwall
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 22 Jun 2014
"On 30th September 1952 St Ives townspeople rescued sixty-two crew members here by breeches buoy. For his courage during the successful salvage operation, local Pilot Richard Daniel Paynter was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct."
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Image Location
Latitude
50.211461
Longitude
-5.479168