The lighthouse at Boatswain’s Bay marks the north end of Grand Cayman, warning approaching mariners of danger. This area also is associated with the phosphate industry. Phosphate deposits found in the northwest section of the island were mined for use in fertilizer in the late 1800s. A light tramway brought the phosphate to the waterfront at Boatswain’s Point and Vickersville at North West Point, where it was loaded onto small lighters and carried out to waiting ships. One of the island’s earliest land grants, to Samuel Spofforth in 1741, encompassed the Boatswain’s Bay area. Local legend suggests it was named for Spofforth’s boatswain. A more colourful tale proposes that the name commemorates the boatswain of the pirate ship Scourer, who shot and killed his captain, John Evans. The murderous boatswain was, in turn, killed by his angry shipmates.