At other times, however, sailors faced an even greater danger ​ — false beacon lights. 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.
Taču citiem jūrasbraucējiem ir draudējušas vēl lielākas briesmas — viltus bākugunis, kas tika iededzinātas klinšainos krastos, lai kuģi uzskrietu piekrastes klintīm un tos varētu aplaupīt.