the same is true for the tuscania.the united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters, and all those touched by them, are not forgotten. this tells me that what we did made a difference. let's not forget the people who saved the young men. i cannot imagine going out in a hurricane to save young men's lives and to take the strangers into their home and to meet honours them as well. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable island played a big part in history, and it should be remembered. hello there. sunday started with rain in places, particularly towards the east and north of the uk. but foremost, we are ending the day with sunny skies. funny skies translate into clear skies overnight. that will allow it to turn chilly. towns and cities down to three of 4 degrees. there could be a touch of frost here and there. we will see some extra cloud into the far south—east and also into northern ireland and the far

the same is true for the tuscania.united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters, and all those touched by them, are not forgotten. this is a year to honour the victims, and to honour what islay did for those in peril a century ago. it's like the actions of those people 100 years ago rippled through time to affect me, 100 years later. and so it sort of tells me... ..what we do makes a difference. let's not forget the wonderful people of islay who risked their own lives to save our young men. i can't imagine going out in a hurricane, freezing cold, and trying to save young men's lives, and taking these strangers into your home. and, to me, it honours them too. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable island played a big part in history, and it should be remembered. good afternoon. some beautiful scenes across scotland today, some areas have had plenty of sunshine. a different story further south and east w

the same is true for the tuscania.ure that these twin disasters and all those touched by them are not forgotten. this is a year to honour the victims, and to honour what islay did for those in peril, a century ago. the actions of those people, hundreds years ago, rippled through time to affect me, hundreds years later. —— 100 years later. so it sort of tells me, what we do makes a difference. let's not forget the wonderful people of islay risks to our own lives to save our young men. you know, i can imagine going out in a hurricane, freezing cold, and trying to save those young men's lives, taking the strangers into your home. and to me, it honours them, too. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time. but also suit humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable island played a big part in history, and it should be remembered. hello once again. friday started well enough in many central and eastern parts of the british isles, but from the word go there was a bit of cloud to the bringing rain, not

the same is true for the tuscania. in the united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters, and all those touched by them, are not forgotten. this is a year to honour the victims and honour those in peril a century ago. it's like the actions of those people 100 years ago rippled through time to affect me 100 years later. and so it sort of tells me what we do makes a difference. let's not forget the people of islay who risked their own lives to save our young men. cannot imagine going out in a hurricane to save young men's lives and to take the strangers into their home and to me, it honours them as well. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable island played a big part in history, and it should be remembered. hello. further thunderstorms possible as we move through this afternoon, particular part of east anglia, and merseyside. there will bea anglia, and merseyside. there will be a lot of dry weather around

the same is true for the tuscania.here in the united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters, and all those touched by them, are not forgotten. the action of those people 100 years ago rippled through time to affect me 100 years later, and so, it sort of tells me what we knew makes a difference. lets not forget the wonderful people of islay, who risked their own lives to save our young man. i can't imagine going out ina hurricane, young man. i can't imagine going out in a hurricane, freezing cold and trying to save young men's lives and taking complete strangers into your home, and to me it honours them to. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time, but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable island played a big part in history, and it should be remembered. hello. the weather through the weekend is bringing us a bit of a contrast east to west. west is best in terms of sunshine. that's the story on sunday. further east, more cloud. a better day for t

100 years on from the sinking of hms otranto and the ss tuscania,

they were attacking the ss tuscania, a luxury liner converted for the war effort. the ship was carrying almost 2,500 us soldiers and british crew when it was hit. a torpedo is a ship killer. it is apparently one of the worst ways to disable a ship, because it creates an air bubble above the explosion, and then literally breaks the back of the ship. and one hit the tuscania amidships, destroyed its boiler room. the ship was now a powerless hulk. the call came to abandon ship, and hundreds made for the lifeboats. among them, arthur siplon, a young man from michigan who'd never been to sea. in america, i met arthur's youngest son, bob. there had been, i think, at least one or two british destroyers that came alongside

100 years on from the sinking of hms otranto and the ss tuscania, glenn campbell travels to his home island of islay to tell the little—known story of tragedy and rescue. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a man in his eighties has died following flash flooding in walsall. police say they were called to the rushall area atjust after 2am this morning after reports that a vehicle was in the water. the incident came after widespread flooding in the midlands and parts of wales last night. in some places, more than one month's rainfall felljust one hour. there are still four flood warnings in england and 38 flood alerts. ben ando‘s report contains flashing images. the waters rose with

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 remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the

now on bbc news, glenn campbell tells the little known story of ss tuscania and hms otranto.

the same is true for the tuscania. but in this centenary year, there are people here in the united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters and all those touched by them are not forgotten. this is a year to honour the victims, and to honour what islay did for those in peril, a century ago. the actions of those people, a hundred years ago, rippled through time to affect me, a hundred years later. so it sort of tells me that we do make a difference. let's not forget the wonderful people of islay risked their own lives to save our young men. you know, i can imagine going out in a hurricane, freezing cold, and trying to save those young men's lives, taking the strangers into your home. and to me, it honours them, too. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time. but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable

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.

princess anne took part in events to mark the centenary of the sinking of the ss tuscania and wreck of hms 0tranto in 1918. hundreds of american troops drowned within sight of land. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. then able to be completed with a wreathlaying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men we re down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, india hurricane conditions. —— in near. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. 0nly

princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918.f 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. badly damaged, torn to pieces on a reef, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, johns roberts‘ father was one of the lucky few. he had his life vest on and ended up at the cliff over here. 0nshore, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. 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, fulfilling a long—held wish. this will be the last chance. i am 88 going on 89. i had to make it right now. it is a great honour to think that because of

princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms otranto in 1918.member the twin tragedies in the money went on the island, worships from britain, germany and the us patrolled its coast. they're unable to' naval tribute completed, —— their naval tribute completed. when the ship went down off pep—mac's coast, men were sent into the atlantic in the hurricane conditions. the ship was badly damaged in a collision, torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for himself, but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made sure alive. john roberts' father was among the lucky few, despite not being able to swim. he had his life vest on and ended up at the cliff over here. onshore, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. 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, fulfilling a long—held wish. this will be the last chance. i am 88 going on 89. i had to make it r

tuscania" was torpedoed by a german u-boat and the "h.m.s.anto" went down after a collision in bad weather. nter the course of several months hundreds of american men washed up on shore. wars grim tide overwhelmed this tiny island as residents scrambled to find survivors. bob siplon's father, private arthur siplon from michigan, was among them. >> it was a scottish farmer who 00und him. >> reporter: more than 700 men died and were buried in temporary graves. islay residents even sewed handmade american flags for their funerals. yesterday-- 100 years later-- american, british and german warships honored those men lost. they also paid tribute to the men and women who never set out for war but still found themselves surrounded by it. 1918: the year scottish policemen, farmers, even seamstresses became american war heroes. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >> ninan: still ahead on the "cbs weekend news:" an angel wings his way into a very exclusive baseball club. "cbs weekend news:" an angel wings his way into a very exclusive baseball club. of laugh

the ss tuscania was torpedoed by a german u—boat in february 19 18. ship went down in october after a collision in a storm. together, these disasters claimed the lives of around 700 mostly american men, and tested this small island to its limits. the senior police officer on islay at the time was sergeant malcolm mcneil, whose grandson is a former secretary general of nato. there were survivors, there were the injured and there were the dead, so the job of handling that, you know, was really quite amazing. on a small island, maybe a couple of doctors actually there as well, so the marshalling of people took on enormous proportions. lord robertson laid a wreath in a commemoration in at sea, overlooked by warships by the british, german and american navies. these three ships sailed past the american monument on islay this morning as a tribute was played by a lone piper. and princess anne led a ceremony to honour those lost when the ships went down, and honour the islanders who responded to these disasters one century ago. and over that 100 year period,

princess anne took part in events to mark the centenary of the sinking of the ss tuscania and wreck of of land. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. then able to be completed with a wreathlaying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men we re down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, india hurricane conditions. —— in near. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. 0nly every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. only 21 made it ashore alive. —— hardly stood a chance. john roberts' father was among the lucky few, despite not being able to swim. he had his life vest on and ended up near the cliff over here. onshore, the macphee family saw the disaster unfolding in rushed to help. it was said that they went into the water seven times, and each time, they pul

coming up... 100 years on from the sinking of hms otranto and the ss tuscania, glenn campbell travelso his home island of islay to tell the little—known story of tragedy and rescue. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a man in his eighties has died following flash flooding in walsall. police say they were called to the rushall area atjust after 2am this morning after reports that a vehicle was in the water. the incident came after widespread flooding in the midlands and parts of wales last night. in some places, more than one month's rainfall felljust one hour. there are still four flood warnings in england and 38 flood alerts. ben ando‘s report contains flashing images. the waters rose with breathtaking speed. in some parts of birmingham, they had more rain in one hour than the average for the whole of may. on a bank holiday weekend in edgbaston, harborne and selly park, there was little residents or the emergency services could do other than watch and wait, as floodwaters reached up to five foot in depth. some of these houses have been flooded three times in recent years. the poli

¥é§§%%w a of the ss tuscania and hms otranto. 100 years ago, war‘s grim tide swept this coastline.of islay‘s sons fought away on the western front, at home their families could not escape the conflict. the carnage came to them, in two separate shipping disasters. this is the almost forgotten story of how islay cope with mass casualties in the first world war. to wake up in the morning going out to a day's work and to be ending up with this tragedy and all these dead bodies about, must have been horrific. islay‘s small community share the grief of an emerging superpower and one enduring respect. the fact that they so lovingly cared for the soldiers and cared to make