Breakwater at Venice 188 Cherbourg from the Sea 192 Portland 193 Holyhead Breakwater 196 Great Storm in the Downs 200 The Storm in the Thames at Wapping 204 West-Indiamen Driven Ashore at Tilbury Fort 205 A Life-boat Going Out _To face page_ 209 Greathead’s Life-boat 209 Life-boat Saving the Crew of the _St. George_ 213 Loss of a Life-boat at the Shipwreck of the 216 _Ann_ A Life-boat and Carriage—Latest Form 217 Ramsgate—The _Aid_ Going Out 220 “Curly” weather A Group of Life-boat Men 229 On the Coast at Deal 232 Rescue of the Danish Vessel 236 Survivors Rescued from the Rigging of a Wreck Wreckers Waiting for a Wreck 241 Major Warburton at the Wreck of the _Inverness_ 244 A Wreck Ashore Loss of the _Albion_ Lugger 248 Map showing Coast of Ramsgate and the Goodwin 252 Sands Wreck of the _Woolpacket_ on Bideford Bar _To face page_ 253 The Lugger reaching Ramsgate Harbour 253 Ronayne’s Bravery 257 The _Northfleet_ 260 Wreck of the _Northfleet_ 265 The Scilly Islands 268 The Bishop Rock Lighthouse 269 Wreck of the _Deutschland_ 272 Burning of the _Amazon_ _To face page_ 281 The _Amazon_ Steam-ship 281 Rescue of the Survivors of the _Amazon_ 284 The _London_ 289 The _London_ Going Down 292 Getting out the _London’s_ Boats 296 Wreck of the _Rothsay Castle_ _To face page_ 297 The Menai Straits 300 Saved at Last Beaumaris 305 Entrance to Cork Harbour 308