News Sea Service Tribute For Soldiers Killed In WW1 Ship Sinkings.

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A service has been held at sea to remember around 700 First World War soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of two ships off the coast of a small Scottish island.
The SS Tuscania and HMS Otranto sunk off the coast of Islay within eight months of each other in 1918.
The Tuscania had almost completed its transatlantic voyage, carrying 2,500 British and US troops, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat.
Most onboard were rescued by the Royal Navy but more than 200 men were lost at sea, with many swept up on the shore of Islay.

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