Such lights were put up to lure ships onto rocky shores so that the wrecks could be plundered, according to the book Wrecks, Wreckers and Rescuers.
Need tuled süüdati eesmärgiga meelitada laevad kivisele rannikule, et asuda seejärel vrakke rüüstama, kirjutab raamat „Wrecks, Wreckers and Rescuers ”.