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The Mysterious Disappearance of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers
TLDR In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles disappeared without a trace. The most plausible theory is that they were swept away by freak waves during a storm, leaving the island devoid of human inhabitants.
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The Flannan Isles lighthouse is located on Island Moor, which is part of the treacherous Flannan Isles in Scotland.
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The Flannan Isles lighthouse, located on Island Moor, was built in 1899 and operated by a team of lighthouse keepers who took their job very seriously, with only 15 recorded instances of a keeper falling asleep at their post between 1850 and 1900 out of 2.75 million lighthouse nights.
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The Flannan Isles lighthouse is located on a remote island and is surrounded by lore and supernatural beliefs, with the island being seen as a place where gods or ghosts reside.
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In December 1900, there were three men working at the Flannan Isles lighthouse, and aside from sheep, they were the only people on the remote island.
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The construction of the Flannan Isles lighthouse took twice as long as anticipated due to the treacherous cliffs and island, and when a passing ship noticed that the light was out, an investigation was launched by the relief ship that arrived a few days later.
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During the follow-up search of the lighthouse, everything was found to be in place and in order, except for the fact that the three keepers were missing and two sets of rain gear were gone, which added to the mystery.
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The evidence at the lighthouse site suggests that there was a significant storm, as indicated by the intact crane and the damage to the box, buoy, and railings, as well as the 2,000 pound stone that slid down the cliff and the torn up railway tracks and grass at the top of the cliff.
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The superintendent of Lighthouses, Robert Muirhead, investigated the disappearance and concluded that it was unlikely that the men were blown off the island by strong winds, but rather that a wave came along and knocked them off.
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The most plausible theory is that bad weather caused a box to become loose, and when the men went to tend to it, they were swept away by a wave.
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The theory is that a freak wave swept away two of the men, and then a second wave washed away the third man, clearing the island of its human inhabitants.
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The theory is that a freak wave swept away two of the men, and then a second wave washed away the third man, clearing the island of its human inhabitants.
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