Flannan
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When this failed to elicit a response, he ordered that the crew set off a signal-rocket from the deck below, but still there was no reply from the three men. Save for the crashing of waves against the cliff faces and the cawing of seagulls overhead, an oppressive silence hung over the island in front of them, which sat heavy in the heart of Joseph Moore. A short time later, a crewman by the name of McCormick approached him. He explained that the captain had ordered to take the ship’s launch across to the east landing and to report their findings.

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When this failed to elicit a response, he ordered that the crew set off a signal-rocket from the deck below, but still there was no reply from the three men. Save for the crashing of waves against the cliff faces and the cawing of seagulls overhead, an oppressive silence hung over the island in front of them, which sat heavy in the heart of Joseph Moore. A short time later, a crewman by the name of McCormick approached him. He explained that the captain had ordered to take the ship’s launch across to the east landing and to report their findings.