Lifeboat Memorial, St Annes on the Sea
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Lifeboat Memorial, St Annes on the Sea
Image: © Alexander P Kapp Taken: 8 Sep 2008
The Lifeboat monument was erected in May 1888 after the disaster of December 1886 when the entire crew of 13 from the St.Annes lifeboat 'Laura Janet' and 14 crew from Southport died trying rescue the crew from 'Mexico' which had run aground in the Ribble estuary.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.747958
Longitude
-3.03354