Rent Sea of Fire (2011)
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1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
HMS Coventry brought down more aircraft than any other ship during the Falklands War but, at the height of the conflict, she was sent on a suicide mission - to lure enemy bombers away from the troops landing in San Carlos Bay. As other British ships sank around them, Captain Hart Dyke and his crew believed the Coventry to be invincible. However, just as they thought they had weathered the storm, the Argentineans responded by sending waves of Skyhawks to take out the British destroyer and, by late afternoon on May 25th 1982, Coventry had already survived two raids and shot down three enemy planes. Unfortunately Coventry's luck was not to last and she was hit by three bombs from the Argentine Zeus flight which carved a path of destruction deep into the interior of the ship, tearing out a large amount of her port side and killing several of the crew. Twenty minutes after the first bomb hit, Coventry had capsized completely - her crew evacuated into helicopters and life-boats. For the first time in 25 years, the men of HMS Coventry tell the dramatic story of the two raids against the Coventry which would leave 19 of her crew dead and many more injured. - Directors:
- Ian Duncan
- Narrated By:
- Ian Duncan
- Aka:
- Sea of Fire - The Story of HMS Coventy in the Falklands War
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainement
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
