On this day in 1981 the worst maritime tragedy in living memory struck the small village of Mousehole in the far west of Cornwall. With winds at hurricane force 12 gusting to 90 knots, the ...

Hundreds gathered in Dún Laoghaire to mark 130 years since a Christmas Eve lifeboat disaster that claimed 15 volunteers.

On December 24, 1895 (Christmas Eve) the Finnish barque SS Palme ran aground in gale-force winds in Dublin Bay. The Kingstown No 2 Lifeboat, named Civil Service No 7 went to its aid - however, all 15 ...

Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic ...

The Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, during his visit to the Fraserburgh lifeboat station in Aberdeenshire, where he is meeting families of the five RNLI crew members who died in the Fraserburgh ...

A lifeboat had to prevent a migrant dinghy from being wiped out by an oncoming ferry during a day of Channel chaos, shocking video footage has revealed. Witnesses said some of the 13 boats detected on ...

Hundreds of people gathered at Dún Laoghaire Harbour to remember all those lost at sea and in particular a lifeboat crew who perished on Christmas Eve 130 years ago. On December 24, 1895 (Christmas ...

LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to ...

LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to ...