The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse In years gone by, sailing ships faced difficulties in navigating Around reefs near coastal towns. At first they would use hand Flamed torches to see their way to the shore, but this was too Slow and hazardous as many ships had come to grief due to poor Judgement. Times changed and bonfires where lit to warn seafarers About dangerous reefs surrounding land areas. And then on moonlit Nights Mooncussers came out to ravage and rob ships of their Cargo and money, Those land pirates would operate in well Organised gangs and wait till ships slowed down before launching Attack. This went on for quite a while till the idea of a lighthouse Was conceived. The early lighthouses would use paraffin oil or spirits To create a flame for firing, then a reflective mirror was added to Throw the light further out into the sea. As the years passed Electricity was discovered, and these lighted cyclopses are Now serving ships so much better. Today the lighthouse is very Important for navigating ships around reefs and some of them are Also out to sea, to help the shipping in avoiding lots of serious Disasters. They never make the front page news, but they are silent Sentinals standing there to save lives and protect all concerned.