Mystery of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Part 2

Astonishing Legends

Scott Philbrook

History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 152 minutes

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Summary

Many people enjoy a good mystery. However, mysteries often leave us slightly disturbed and unsettled, because we're also always searching for answers and when we look for answers, we're sometimes comforted the most by the simplest explanations. With the case of the Flannan Isle Lighthouse Keepers, most are willing to accept that a massive "Rogue Wave" swept the three men into oblivion. But what if meteorological science matched against clues left from the scene could show that this theory may not be the most plausible? What if several simple, yet extreme events combined to plunge this mystery into the depths of the unexplained? Join us tonight as we interview Keith McCloskey, author of the book, The Lighthouse: The Mystery of the Eilean Mòr Lighthouse Keepers. We'll discuss his in-depth research into the case and the possibility that the simplest explanations, while the easiest to accept, are often not where the real truth lies submerged.

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0:39.6	In part one of our series on the disappearance of the light keepers of the flanon isles,
0:44.7	we took you back to that long ago to December 15th of 1900. When a passing vessel first
0:50.8	noticed that the light at the Elon more lighthouse did not appear to be lit.
0:56.8	In the intervening century since this mystery began,
1:00.5	investigators, scholars, researchers, and speculators have all
1:05.4	mightly debated the fate of James Duckett, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur.
1:11.4	But the simple truth is, we will likely never know what happened to these men.
1:16.8	We can only speculate ourselves, as is often the case with the stories we share on Estonishing
1:23.9	Legends. But when it comes to speculation, we've developed methods, methods that are rooted in
1:31.7	the deep exploration of every possible angle. We consider every eventuality, and whenever possible,
1:39.6	we talk to the experts on the matter at hand. Keith McCloskey is just one of those experts.
1:46.2	Author of several books, including two on the Estonishing Legends favorite,
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