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Lighthouses are the beacons of light in the darkness that have saved countless vessels
throughout the years.
Or at least thats what boys on tinder say about me after we match.
No im kidding they dont say that.
And im not on tinder LOL. now they may be more of a thing of the past nowadays but their
15minutes of fame start now.
Time to shed the spotlight on the Top 10 Scary Abandoned Lighthouses.
Starting us off with number 10 is The St. George Reef Light.
The lighthouse started being built in 1882 and was only finished in 1892 after a bunch
of vessels crashed and sank which is i mean..
A good sign for a lighthouse to hurry up and get her done.
It was after the Brother Jonathan crashed onto the rocks and killed hundreds of people,
that the people in charge were like damn maybe this actually is an issue.
It was built on North West Seal Rock so it basically had waves crashing on it from every
angle you could think of.
While it was being built, many workers died, others asked for transfers while the rest
simply walked off the job as soon as they got there.
Hence it took so long to finish.
Despite having money for the safe building of the lighthouse, 5 keepers still died whilst
traveling to and from the lighthouse.
And many others slowly lost their minds because of the utter isolation and extreme conditions.
The unwelcoming post was decommissioned in 1975 and replaced by a lit buoy.
Who knew lighthouses could have that much drama.
Coming in at number 9 is The Terrible Tilly.
That was the name given to the Tillamook Rock Light that was built back in 1881.
Now the lighthouse was actually built on a rock off the Oregon coast called Tillamook
Head, and days before its opening 16 people died when the Lupatia crashed onto the rocks
of Tillamook Head. weather in the area was bad so the lighthouse was completely necessary
and was actually the most expensive West Coast lighthouse ever built.
Since it was on a rock, keepers had a dangerous commute going to the mainland and back for
supplies and thats how it got its name.
Over the years the waves hitting it eroded the damn thing and shattered its lens.
Honestly if I was one of the keepers of the lighthouse everyday id be like this is the
day where a strong enough wave comes and takes this thing down and me with it.
It was decommissioned in 1957 where it was then privately sold and now operates as a
resting place for urns.
At number 8 we have the Flannan Isles Lighthouse.
Back in December of 1900 the Hesperus set sail for Eilean Mor which is one of the 7
islets of the Flannan Isles.
The boat was tasked with transporting a relief lighthouse keeper but when they got there
things were off.
The flagstaff was bare and the 3 keepers already there were nowhere to be found.
Upon exploration the relief keeper found some weird clues.
The kitchen table still had plates with untouched meals on them, the clock had just stopped
on a specific time and one of the chairs had been overturned.
2 of the 3 coats of the keepers had gone as well which made no sense.
Why would one of the keepers leave without a jacket?
Why would all 3 leave together when you werent allowed to do that?
The island was searched and nothing came up but then the men took a look at the lighthouse
log book.
It had entries saying severe winds the likes of which i have never seen before in 20 years.
One of the keepers had even been crying and a few days later they wrote that they were
all praying for the storm to go away.
But again there had been no reported storms in the area so was it paranormal?
Did it even happen?
Some think the keepers went to secure a crane off the edge of the island and ended up getting
thrown into the water by the wind and dying.
This couldve easily been in the creepiest unsolved mysteries series just fyi.
The lighthouse ended up being automated in 1971 so its been pretty much empty since then.
Filling our number 7 slot is the Lighthouse at Klein Curacao Now Klein Curacao is an uninhabited
island off the coast of Curacao so not only is the lighthouse abandoned so is the whole
island so it's all good.
These days it has a few fishermens huts here and there and the remains of the 22 meter
lighthouse and all the vessels it failed to save.
So now i guess it's just surrounded by the skeletons of its failures and that my friend
is a sad life.
The wreckages make the place look a lot more haunted than it is.
It was first built in 1850 and a hurricane in 1877 destroyed it so it was then rebuilt
more inland than before cus i don't know who said it was a good idea to build it on the
southeastern tip the first time.
Currently its solar powered and the LED emits two white flashes every 15 seconds to whoever
may need the help.
Now at number 6 is the Italian lighthouse.
Despite the name its not located in Italy its actually located in Mogadishu Somalia.
It was built more than a century ago and was abandoned about 20 years ago but its unclear
whether that was because of lack of necessity or because no one tended to its upkeep at
all.
Theres not a lot of information on the structure except just a bunch of pictures and takeaways
from journalists.
From pictures the lighthouse really does look its on the verge of collapse even if it wasnt
decommissioned i cant even see how it would work at all.
All the rooms either smell of urine or sea rot and its a popular place for young guys
to go and chew qat without being seen.
And i guess qat is like this shrub that you chew or infuse into a drink and its a stimulant.
So it makes you feel excited, euphoric, all that good stuff.
Some are in the corners smoking hash playing board games and one journalist from National
Geographic described them as ghosts in a city left for dead.
Somalia is a failed state , from years of colonization, civil war, jihad, lack of any
government, this one crumbling abandoned lighthouse seems safe in a city that isnt.
Coming in at number 5 is The Rubjerg-Knude lighthouse.
Located in Denmark, this lighthouse literally got swallowed up im not even kidding you.
It took a year to build, finishing in 1900 and it everything was all well and good when
it was first lit. but shifting sand and coastal erosion started posing a bigger problem than
architects originally thought and the coast of started being eroded 1.5 meters every year.
The lighthouse was built 200meters away from the sea but that really didnt last long.
Even height wise the lighthouse was originally 23 meters tall but by 1968 only 15 meters
was actually accessible, the rest including every single entrance had been buried by sand
and thus it had to be decommissioned.
The buildings surrounding the lighthouse were still operational, the museum and coffee shop
stayed open till 2002 till they too got buried.
At number 4 is The Great Isaac Cay lighthouse.
All these lighthouses have such official names like what is this.
Built in 1859 on a small island in the Bahamas, the lighthouse used to be used to guide trade
ships so they could dock their exports.
Yknow things like salt and rum so that shit was important.
Gotta get that shit on the mainland asaaap.
The island the lighthouse is on isnt even visible on google maps so you can imagine
how isolated this structure is and how little its surrounded by.
Locals share stories of hearing strange noises around the lighthouse during full mooned nights
and seeing the ghosts of a mother and her child.
Apparently they were shipwrecked on the island back at the end of the 19th century and so
locals call her the Grey Lady because apparently throughout history we’ve never been good
at naming female ghosts and clearly we’ll never learn.
Then another incident happened in 1969 where 2 lighthouse keepers just disappeared out
of nowhere and were never seen again.
Many theorised it had something to do with the fact that the Bermuda Triangle is nearby
whereas others assumed they were swept to sea by a hurricane.
Filling our number 3 slot is The Point of Ayr lighthouse.
Located in Talacre Wales the lighthouse was built back in 1776 and wasnt in use for very
long.
It was decommissioned by 1884 but had already been abandoned by 1840.
But heres where it gets juicy, the lighthouse has been known for the many hauntings that
plagued it throughout the years and that came down to what the lighthouse was being used
for.
During world war 2 it was used by Air Force fighters for target practice, the village
of Talacre was coated in silver foil for some anti radar technology experiment which just
reminds you how old this lighthouse really is.
Covering a village in tin foil like cute try.
Either way the locals of Talacre reported seeing a ghost walking on the top of the tower,
apparently mediums have claimed the spirit is that of Raymond a lonely keeper who died
of a broken heart.
Tourists that have visited the lighthouse report a major feeling of being disturbed
and uneasiness.
To commemorate this ghost, Angela Smith made a 7 foot sculpture of a man using pieces of
steel.
It has a bunch of gaps going thorugh it so when the wind passes through it makes a chime
sound which just adds to the overall eerieness of it all.
Now at number 2 is The Ship John Shoal Lighthouse.
Located in Delaware Bay, this one took a whopping 27 years to finish after US Congress figured
hey maybe we need a bit of light in the area.
It was finished in 1877 and it actually got its name from a wreckage.
Ship John crashed onto the Shoal the lighthouse was built on long before it was built.
Thankfully no one died but the John sunk into the ice water and froze.
Stories about the job have been passed on from keeper to keeper and there was a curse
at Ship John back in the 1880s, apparently.
A sickness left multiple keepers paralysed or sick after staying there for extended periods
of time.
This continued for years before they realised it wasnt a curse at all.
The lighthouses red leaded paint was washing into the rainwater tanks and the keepers were
drinking it.
That paint was replaced by hot tar and thus the curse was lifted.
The lighthouse became unmanned by 1973 and the Coast Guard declared it unnecessary a
decade ago so.
Byee felicia.
And finally at number 1 is Snake Island also known as ilha da Queimada Grande but we’re
gonna call it snake island before all the Brazilians come for my pronunciation.
90 miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, from the name you can probably guess that the island
is infested with 2000 to 4000 golden lancehead vipers, aka one of the deadliest snakes in
the world.
If bitten, the venom can kill a person in under an hour so with that info youre probably
wondering if anyone was ever stupid enough to live on the island and the answer is yes.
Between 1909 and the 1920s people did live on the island only to run its lighthouse.
Thats bloody commitment.
I would never.
Get this, so usually these snakes hunt bird but on the island there were no ground level
predators, and so they would eat birds that would stop there during long flights.
And since they couldnt be tracked, the snakes on the island evolved and their venom is 3
to 5 times stronger than other snakes.
It can melt human flesh almost instantly.
Apparently the last lighthouse keeper and his family were killed when a cadre of snakes
came into his home through the windows and bit them all.
Post that event the lighthouse became automated because writing “the previous keeper was
killed by snakes” just didnt do well on craigslist when advertising for a new one.
And thats it for todays video guys!
Who knew there was that much to know about lighthouses?
I clearly didnt.
Lemme know what you thought in the comments below and as always im your host Ayman Hasan
and ill catch you in the next one.
Byee.