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Thursday, 26th November 2009

Disaster Strikes

American lives lost in Scottish waters THE FIRST World War saw a catastrophic loss of life. One small monument on the island of Islay remains as a remote testimony to American troops who died in the Atlantic.

Lockerbie and the worst Christmas imaginable DISASTER STRIKES: NOTHING could prepare the people of Lockerbie for the tragedy of December 1988. The crash of Pan Am Flight 103 not only left a physical imprint on the tiny town but it delivered an indelible mark on the consciousness of us all.

Ibrox Park and the greatest loss of all DISASTER STRIKES: LOSS in sport is never welcome. But the loss of life involving innocent bystanders in sport is most unwelcome of all. And the chilling tragedies at Ibrox Park are some of the worst tales to ever come calling upon this nation's door.

Britain's worst sea disaster at home DISASTER STRIKES: LITTLE news followed the 1917 sinking of HMS Vanguard that wiped out more men at one time than any other naval accident on our shores. It was not until after the war that we learned the true cause behind the tragedy in Scapa Flow.

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Sudden sinking of a steamship

The passengers "precipitated into Eternity" when their steamship sank

Blantyre and the blackness of darkness

Unthinkable oil-rig collapse and the few who survived

Queen Mary's deadly drama at sea

Two nights when hell came to Clydebank

Bold attack that brought war to Scotland's shores

Tragic loss of a princess and her people

High-speed rail wreck with tragic consequences

Worst military helicopter crash in peacetime Britain

Paisley's Black Hogmanay

Nightmare blast that shattered a dream

Failed design triggers horrific Tay Bridge terror

Boy's daring rescue in the veins below Scotland

Doomed flight to Prestwick

Death and destruction in God's house

Inferno that brought death and despair

When the seas swallowed Scotland's fishermen

Carnage beyond belief on UK's rails

The Iolaire disaster, where 200 men died yards from shore

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