Talk:Goose Island Light/@comment-35711173-20190531181549

Why would a Master's student in engineering from UIU drive to Washington for a job as a lighthouse keeper? What even qualifies him? Why seek such isolation? What about his studies? He's taking a HUGE break in them. Something is lacking in explaining the motivation to take the job. As a Master's student, he should be able to get a job as a TA or a research assistant on campus.

Why isn't there a radio at the lighthouse? If the guy needs spare parts to keep the lighthouse running, you would think he would have a marine band radio he could call the Coast Guard or somebody when things got weird.

The guy was on the island roughly six weeks. There would be check-in calls or something.

A kayak is the best boat he has? You can't haul spare parts like giant lighthouse bulbs or generator diesel fuel to run the lighthouse or stores of food in a kayak. There must be something else running back and forth.