On the 5th August, the ship Empire Queen, of Dublin, was stranded during foggy weather on the south end of the Arldovv Bank. The life-boat Alfred and Ernest, sta- tioned at Courtown, went out, in reply to signals of distress, and at the request of the master remained by the vessel until 9 o'clock on the morning of the 7th, when she took on board 21 persons from the ship and afterwards landed them in safety. She was engaged 68 hours in this service.

The Arthur Venables life-boat, stationed at Arklow, went off three times to the same vessel. On the first occasion the life-boat was employed to bring the mate ashore in order to send to Dublin for the assistance of a steamer. On arriving alongside the ship the second time, it was found that her crew had already been saved by the Cour- town life-boat, as stated above. On the evening of the 7th August, this life-boat a third time put off, and succeeded, with two steam-tugs and a pilot-boat, in taking the vessel safely into Kingstown Harbour.

The life-boat stationed at Cahore had like- wise put off to the assistance of the same vessel..