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The Eilean Mor Lighthouse
On 26 December 1900, the relief vessel Hesperus arrived at the Flannan Isles lighthouse on Eilean Mor, a remote rock in the Outer Hebrides. The lighthouse was dark. The flag was not flying. No one came to the landing. The relief keeper went ashore and found the living quarters empty. A meal had been prepared but not eaten. Two sets of oilskins were missing. One set remained. The logbook contained entries up to 15 December, with the final entry describing strong winds and one of the three keepers uncharacteristically distressed. Thomas Marshall, James Ducat and Donald MacArthur were never seen again.


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The kitchen was in order but the meal was not finished and the clock had stopped. I do not understand it. I cannot account for it.


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The Northern Lighthouse Board concluded the men were swept off the rocks by an unexpected wave while securing equipment during the storm. The missing oilskins support this theory partially.
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The third oilskin left behind suggests one man left the lighthouse in a hurry, without dressing for the weather. This detail has never been satisfactorily explained by the wave theory.


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What happened to the three keepers of Eilean Mor?
A freak wave during a storm, as the official inquiry concluded
Something that happened between the three men
An event the log entries were approaching but did not reach
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