Vanishing Lighthouse Keepers: A Scottish Maritime Mystery
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Vanishing Lighthouse Keepers: A Scottish Maritime Mystery

September 4th - The Vanishing of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers

On this day in 1900, a bizarre and unexplained event occurred at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, located on the remote island of Eilean Mòr, off the west coast of Scotland. The mystery began when the steamer Archtor, on a routine visit to the island, noticed that the lighthouse was not operational and no light had been seen for several days.

Upon investigation, the relief keeper, Joseph Moore, discovered that the lighthouse was deserted, and the three keepers - James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur - were nowhere to be found. The lighthouse door was unlocked, and two of the three oil-skinned coats belonging to the keepers were missing. The clock had stopped, a chair was overturned, and the lamps were cleaned and refilled, ready for lighting.

The island was scoured for any sign of the missing men, but no trace of them was ever found. The only clue was a single entry in the lighthouse log, dated December 15th, stating that a severe storm had hit the island, with winds so strong that the men had been "praying." However, records from the mainland showed no such storm in the area on that date.

Theories about the keepers' disappearance ranged from murder-suicide to a giant wave washing them out to sea. Some even speculated that supernatural entities or alien abductions were responsible. One popular theory suggested that one keeper had murdered the other two and then thrown himself into the sea out of guilt.

Another theory proposed that the men were swept away by a freak wave while attempting to secure a box in a crevice on the rock. This theory was supported by the fact that a large supply of rope was found on the island, suggesting the keepers may have been trying to secure something during a storm.

Despite numerous investigations and theories, the true fate of the Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers remains unknown to this day. The mystery has inspired countless books, poems, and even a opera, cementing its place in the annals of unexplained phenomena.

In recent years, researchers have proposed more scientific explanations, such as the possibility of a rogue wave hitting the island or the men being swept away by a sudden surge of water due to a combination of high tides and strong winds. However, without any concrete evidence, the disappearance of the Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers continues to be one of the most enduring and haunting maritime mysteries of the past century.
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