Overnight in the World's Scariest Lighthouse for 24 Hours

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  @xbox07 · 4 years ago

  Mad respect to the cameraman for this video. He's barely even in the video, and isn't talked about at all, but he's still there to get everything on tape for us. Good on you, man.

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  @ClydeAndBonnie · 3 years ago

  This is a lighthouse I’ve been studying for years. It’s my favorite one in the entire world. I wish this video had existed back when I began because I could’ve really used such a detailed tour of the interior back when I began my studies! I’m so absolutely jealous. I wish more history had been included, though. The longest period a keeper ever spent there without leaving was 99 days. Most men never returned after their first three week stint, which is typically how long they worked with a week off before heading back. No one really stayed for months at a time. It’s rumored one man in the 40s had to be taken off the island in a straight jacket because of how maddening the isolation was, but it’s never been confirmed. There was a radio transmission that had a man declaring that if they didn’t send a boat for him immediately, he was going to start swimming. I’m surprised y’all didn’t know someone died there after an explosion, either. The fire kept the other three men left to sit outside on the rock with only a tarp for cover before someone saw smoke and came to help them. So much more could’ve been included, but I digress because I still love this video. I’m glad it was able to be created. I hope enough money is raised for its restoration in my lifetime.

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• NO

  @NoahBis · 3 years ago (edited)

  Captain David A. Kimar Passed away this year in January, with a continued passion for the Stannard Rock lighthouse mentioned in his obituary. Rest in Peace, Captain Dave.

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• JA

  @jakefarmstate6730 · 9 months ago

  I wish it wasn’t 3 clowns showing something so iconic.

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• SA

  @sarahstrong7174 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The lighthouse keepers had quite a strict routine to follow, of observations, watch keeping, repairs &  maintenance, cleaning, record keeping, ensuring the light was burning when it should, receiving & keeping account of supplies. Receiving mail & newspapers, signalling to passing vessels etc. They also read, studied & had hobbies & wrote letters, on top of fishing, cooking etc. Along with many old salts they did knotwork, sewed & knitted. Some lighthouse keepers made ships in bottles, or made models out of matchsticks or painted, or played a musical instrument. Some made small things to be sold later. Each would have had their bedspace with whatever photographs or books or prayers they kept. Many kept a record of sightings of birds & other wildlife & astronomical occurences, along with official observations of weather & sea conditions. All of which helped to pass the time. It was not a life for everyone but once you were into a routine, it was possible to get used to it, especially if you got on well with your companions.

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• JA

  @jasonrhodes-thewellnesscoa8430 · 3 years ago

  This set up would make an incredible found footage horror film. Four guys went to film a fun YouTube video but the guy never came to pick them up, they ran out of food and slowly went insane. What a great concept. Someone make it!!!

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• CO

  @codyh9175 · 4 years ago

  Captain Dave is my grandpa! We all watched the video together and thought it was great. I'm very grateful for you guys, he seemed happy with it.

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• CO

  @concoursuniverse · 7 months ago (edited)

  The loneliest and scariest lighthouse is BOON ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, just off the coast of York, Maine. It is known for the "Nottingham Galley" wreck in 1710. They had to turn to cannibalism to survive.

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• AJ

  @AJR-zg2py · 4 years ago (edited)

  As someone who loves his solitude, the cold, and fishing... I would love to rent this place for a week to escape from everything. Just seeing you guys here is making me jealous. My soul could do a lot of healing in a place like this.<br><br>Also... Cap&apos;n Dave is a REALLY brave man trying to find this tiny little speck of a lighthouse in the fog. What a legend.

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• MI

  @michaelashcraft8569 · 4 years ago

  1973, I was a Corpsman aboard a Guided Missile Destroyer out of Norfolk, we were out at Sea for over 6 months from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, and, Adriatic, the sunsets just blew me away, just the whole adventure was a lifetime of memories, NEVER lose your spirit of adventure, now I am 70 yrs old, but, the memories of that time are vivid!!

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• PJ

  @PJL7095 · 2 years ago

  I almost bought a lighthouse. &nbsp;It was a US decommissioned lighthouse on one of the Great Lakes up in Milwaukee. &nbsp; It was only $5000 and maybe 600 yards off the coast. &nbsp;Very rocky and hard to moor any boat to so I thought a sky ride would be cool to get on / off. &nbsp; I wanted to make it into a trendy restaurant / nightclub that’s one of a kind but… the problem was it gets horrible unbelievable weather during winter. &nbsp;Like huge swells as high as 60 feet crashing onto the lighthouse. &nbsp;Who wants to go eat at a swanky restaurant if you’re going to get drenched with cold freezing water. &nbsp;Oh well… just one of my many crazy dreams

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• AL

  @Alex-hy9cw · 7 months ago

  &quot;scary&quot; &quot;lonely&quot; &quot; 24 hours&quot; &amp; then it proceeds to say you&apos;re with 3. Yeah...any scary factor lost instantly

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