the brother-in-law of John McGilloway, normally joined the fishing crew, but chose to stay at home on the day of the disaster. The men went off fishing as usual at 9a.m. and were expected to be back by early evening. Their boat was observed passing Binion at about 11am. When the men failed to arrive by late evening the alarm was raised. At around 8:30pm, the local parish priest, Fr. James O'Conner organised a search party. He telephoned the Malin Head wireless station. A lifeboat from Portrush was called to assist and arrived in the area at 4am the following morning. Later the shattered wreckage of part of the 25-foot boat washed ashore on Ballyliffin Strand, a few hundred yards from Binion Head. The search party also found three full tea flasks, indicating that tragedy struck before the men had their lunch. Over the next two days, wreckage from the boat washed ashore from Pollan beach to Binion, a distance of more than a mile. Through Saturday and Sunday the search continued. Frogmen came to help from a Londonderry-based British naval unit. An RAF helicopter also joined the search effort. On Monday, frogmen from the "Sea Eagle" Royal Navy Unit found the bodies of John McGilloway Senior and his Son. The keel of the boat with timber from the bow was beside the bodies. A week later, the body of Patrick Doherty was recovered. The following Tuesday Royal Navy frogmen conducted another search where the bodies of John McGilloway and his son were found. The divers located the boat's engine on the seabed off Rockstown Harbor. A rope was entangled in the propeller, which according to the coroner "fouled the engine, causing the boat to drift and strike submerged rocks". The frogmen suggested that the rope was attached to a buoy from missing lobster pots. However, pieces of the wreckage were blackened which gave rise to an alternative theory that the boat was destroyed by an explosion on board. A relief fund was later established to support the families of the lost men. Places of interest Rockstown Bay - Situated between Dunaff Head and Tullagh point, the Bay has a large pebble beach. On the easterly side of the bay there is an attractive sandy beach. Rockstown House - Built in the early 19th century. It was a summer home to the Chichester family. The Wild Atlantic Way - A