Thursday, 24 June 2010 14:10
A FLOTILLA of five Breton traditional vessels will arrive in Newlyn on Monday to recreate a voyage made 70 years ago.
The fleet will relive the journey of 122 Frenchmen who left Ile de Sein, a small island off Brest, following the radio appeal made by the exiled General De Gaulle in June 1940 for Free Frenchmen to join the fight against the Nazis.
A small fleet of Cornish boats, including luggers and the Penlee lifeboat, will escort the Bretons into Newlyn harbour at around 8am.
Click on the link to open the list of French boat taking part: plaquette_flottile_traditionnelle
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