A ship's crew came upon an abandoned lighthouse the day after Christmas and the year 1900.

There was no sign of the three lighthouse keepers who should have been present. James DuCott,

Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur. The relief lighthouse keeper, Joseph Moore,

found an eerie scene before him when he landed. All of the doors, windows, and gates in and

around the property were closed, but the rooms were all well lived in. Beds were still unmade,

and food was out on the table. It was as if the keepers fled the lighthouse in a rush,

or were taken. The building was severely damaged, walls scarred, and stones cracked.

Something had put the lighthouse under siege, though no storms capable of such calamity were

reported in the area of the flannel Isles, which was just off the northwestern coast of Scotland.

The Atlantic can be devious in the winter, and it's possible that some irregular weather event

was the cause of the disappearance. The prevailing theory is that the three men were working near

the shore when a sudden and massive wave reached up from the sea and dragged them away.

That's almost the truth, but there is so much more to the story.

My name is Lucas Fant, amateur reporter, and owner of the blog, horror in history.

I am trying to spread the account of one of history's strangest mysteries.

Through my contacts, I've come into possession of the log books of Thomas Marshall,

one of the missing keepers. You may have seen excerpts of these journals floating around message

boards over the last few years. However, this is the first time that I believe the full set

detailing the events of the disappearance have been made available. This is a tale of three men

in isolation, of a terrible storm, a hungry sea, and of a ship that has no earthly explanation.

Part 1. Red in the morning. Journal of Light Station at Flanalyles.

Account signed by Thomas Marshall. Lighthousekeeper occasional. Tuesday, December 11, the year of our

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