1916 West Cork rescue features in RNLI expo

A Baltimore lifeboat rescue of 23 people from a steamship called Alondra, wrecked off the Kedges in West Cork in late 1916, is to feature in a special RNLI touring exhibition commemorating the centenary of World War One.

Funded by Arts Council England, the exhibition is called Hope in the Great War and will honour the courage and bravery of lifeboat crews in Ireland and Britain who risked their lives during WW1.

The exhibition is being held at a number of centres in England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.