princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here‘s our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, a naval tribute by three warships from britain, germany and the us, completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the 0tranto went down off the west coast of islay, 500 men were thrown into the cold atlantic in hurricane conditions. the ship was badly damaged in a collision, and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for himself, and they hardly stood a chance. 0nly 21 made it to shore alive. despite not being able to swim, johns roberts‘ father was one of the lucky few.