Hallo!
Der Schreiber auf dieser Seite stellt - so ziemlich zum Ende - drei Theorien vor:
http://albertjackchat.com/2013/02/18/the-missing-men-of-eilean-mor/Mein Englisch ist nicht das allerbeste, bevor ich mich in Details verlaufe mal ganz grob:
1. Die natürliche Beschaffenheit der Insel, durch die das Wasser kanalisiert und der Druck eben dessen erhöht werden kann.
2. Unfall des einen, zwei versuchen zu helfen
3. Ein Naturphänomen, für das ich noch keine weitere Bestätigung oder Erklärung habe. Der Text:
The most plausible theory arose by accident nearly fifty years after the disappearance of the lighthouse keepers. In 1947 a Scottish journalist called Iain Campbell visited the islands and, while standing on a calm day by the west jetty, he observed the sea suddenly heave and swell, rising to a level of seventy feet above the landing. After about a minute the sea returned to its normal level. Campbell could not see any reason for the sudden change. He theorized it may have been an underwater seaquake and felt certain nobody standing on the jetty could have survived. The lighthouse keeper at the time told him that the change of level happened periodically and several men had almost been pulled into the sea, but managed to escape.
Zudem greift der Verfasser etwas auf, was bisher nicht berücksichtigt worden sein soll:
Later, it came to light that a further piece of evidence had been submitted to the enquiry, but which it had failed to make public. Two sailors who were passing Eilean Mor on the evening of 15 December claim to have been discussing the lighthouse, and why it should be in complete darkness, when they noticed a small boat being rowed frantically across the sea by three men dressed in heavy-weather clothing. By the light of the moon, they watched as the small boat passed closely to them and they called out to the men. Their calls were ignored, however, and the boat made its way past them and out of sight.
