They then returned to the ship and informed Captain Harvie who told Moore he would have to return to the Island to keep the light going pending instructions, and called for volunteers from his crew to assist in this.
Another theory is based on the first-hand experiences of Walter Aldebert, a keeper on the Flannans from 1953 to 1957.
On the 26th December 1900, a small ship was making its way to the Flannan Islands in the remote Outer Hebridies.
And how did any of this make sense with log entries reporting a storm like none other when the Isle of Lewis stated clear visibility during those days and the weather was reported as being calm? It is not known if this was accurate, but what Moore saw clearly terrified him.
Apart from the bright living area there is a delightful sun room, with patio doors opening to a decking area garden furniture where you really can feel that you are 'monarch of all you survey'.
For a calm day, there seems to be little reason for the third man to rush down to the platform.