some help ashore by the macphee family. just up ashore by the macphee family. just up in the shepherdo hand was there crooks, because they we re hand was there crooks, because they were young shepherds at the time, and they would use what they had. that is the length of life and death. that was as far as they could reach? that's right. it must have been so sad for them, waking up in the morning to a normal day's works, hundreds of dead bodies by the evening. it was horrendous. once again, islay out of the grim task of finding, identifying, and burying the dead. so, this notebook that has survived since the otranto disaster, 90 at pages of copperplate, handwritten descriptions. —— 90 odd pages. this is lieutenant vh kaufman. "body in a decayed state, falling to pieces". there were letters in his pocket. the detail with which he has written each one of these descriptions, of each of the bodies, seems to be a herculean piece of work. the people of islay buried almost 400 soldiers and sailors from the otranto. they had more outside help this time, but this disaster still required the whol

onshore, the macphee family saw the disaster unfolding in rushed to help. out a man. and one of those men pulled to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years on, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer, for filling our long—held wish. —— fulfilling. this will be my last chance. i'm 88, going on 89. so i had to make it. this will be my last chance. i'm 88, going on 89. so i had to make itm isa going on 89. so i had to make itm is a great honour, to think that because of their acts, and how courageous they were, there are people alive today who would not be, had they not done the things they did. the sinking of the hms otranto tested the people of this island to their limits. but they were not without experience. just eight months before, another troop ship carrying american soldiers across the atlantic to the wall, the ss toscania, was torpedoed off islay with the loss of 200 lives. islay buried hundreds of men. american soldiers and british crew. all the victims were remembered in a ceremony attended by the princess royal

he had his life vest on and ended up near the cliff over here. 0nshore, the macphee family saw the disaster years on, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer, fulfilling a long—held wish. this will be my last chance. i'm 88, going on 89. so i had to make it. it is a great honour, to think that because of their acts, and how courageous they were, there are people alive today who would not be, had they not done the things they did. the sinking of the 0tranto tested the people of this island to their limits. but they were not without experience. just eight months before, another troop ship carrying american soldiers across the atlantic to the war, the ss toscania, was torpedoed off islay with the loss of 200 lives. islay buried hundreds of men — american soldiers and british crew. all the victims were remembered in a ceremony attended by the princess royal and the us ambassador. tributes were also paid to the islanders who found the courage and compassion to cope when mass casualties swept their shores. time now is 6:45. . sarah has a look at the weather. it is meant to be