The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers

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And when the world needed them most, they returned.

Shane’s utter disappointment when he said “is this where this is going?”

I actually agree with ryan on this one, having a place with missing people look completely normal is way more creepy than full of blood and stuff. Bc upon seeing gory mess you'd just be like, "ok, there was a murder, yikes", but people just VANISHING without a trace spooks me

As someone who lives on an island and is very familiar with the ocean, I’m betting one got swept into the sea and the other two tried to save him only to end up the same. People constantly underestimate the sea and think they’re safe when in reality the ocean is unpredictable and dangerous.

I feel like theyre downplaying how terrifying the ocean can be. Rogue waves are no joke. Wanna talk spooky? Rogue waves man. Rogue waves. Why reach for aliens when the spookiness of the ocean is RIGHT THERE.

Everyone: Death! Abduction! Murder! Madness! Shane: polyamorous gay lovestory !

I like Shane's theory that the three men ran off together and lived happily ever after.

Fun fact: lighthouse keepers were known to go insane due to the high exposure to mercury which may have had something to do with what happened at this lighthouse.

i don’t understand why ryan was so quick to dismiss the big wave cause it wasn’t in the logs... maybe they didn’t write it in the logs cause they were busy being hit by a giant wave

“alien juice” shane’s soul literally left his body

What they don't mention in this video is that Ducat was fined roughly a week's wages earlier for not affixing the boxes to the moorings properly. My theory is that he didn't want to risk another fine so took Marshall down to do the repairs (the faults having been noted in the log) and left Marshall behind in the lighthouse (as per the rules). It was at that point that Marshall saw the huge wave coming and rushed out, not bothering to don his coat, to warn the other two. But he got there just as the wave struck and all 3 were washed out to sea. It was later noted that a large rock had been dislodged in that area by an "unknown force" and moved some 150 feet. Which gives you an idea of how powerful the wave was. So the tragedy happened primarily because the head keeper didn't want another fine - and he timed the visit to the cliff edge just as the freak wave came hurtling towards the island. (ps - I'm Scottish, from that area, and your impersonations were the worst I've ever heard! Worth watching just for that!).

“Waves don’t get that big that’s like 100 feet” “Though one time there was this 300 foot wave in that exact region.”

Shane: If this is offensive, I apologize. Ryan: If you're offended, you should be.

Ryan: aliens Shane: they were in love 🧡

They probably just ate the magic grass and become sheep

Fun fact: The log books were actually made up much later as a dramatic retelling of a story in a magazine, so the men still being at the lighthouse after the storm occurred couldn’t have happened. The most likely reason for their disappearance was because they were going after a toolbox that they accidentally left out, and would suffer a paycut as they were fined if anything was lost or damaged. And considering one of the lighthouse managers lost a piece of equipment in a storm before and was fined for it, it would make sense for them to go out so they wouldn’t get punished due to their meager salary of 42 shillings.

Shane: loses a rap battle Shane, minutes earlier: “Moore went ashore to knock on the door”

Ryan: these three men mysteriously disappeared without a trace and possibly faced a horrible painful demise Shane: they're boyfriends :) and they live in Jamaica :)

I don't get why one of the theories isn't that there was an unknown boat that came in contact with the island, they asked the keepers for help, they rushed out (explaining missing coat) but it was actually a trap. The boat would have been a pirate boat looking to take 3, un-watched, strong, and good for manual labor men who they could sell in the labor market or just keep for themselves.