RNLI lifeboats were launched from Portpatrick in Scotland and Donaghadee with the Royal Navy's HMS Contest also being sent out to attempt a rescue. Some commercial vessels also set sail from ...

A model lifeboat given to the son of the vicar of Flamborough 60 years ago has been lovingly restored by an old pal from school.

This lifeboat was made famous in the Tom Hanks movie where pirates hijacked Phillip's ship. Three of the pirates were eventually killed by Navy SEALs and Phillips was rescued. "They brought (the ...