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Fastnet Lighthouse, off the coast of Cork in Ireland, was filmed being engulfed by giant waves over the weekend. But when Mary Cadogen looked through the lens of her camera she noticed the 177 ...
As waves crash into it ... It seems the technique was needed over the weekend, as Fastnet Lighthouse's weather readers recorded gusts of over 80 knots. As well as a shuddering lens, Ms Cadogan ...
Waves repeatedly swept over the helipad ... recounts in his recently republished book, A History of the Fastnet Lighthouse, vessels off the West Cork coast had long relied on the light located ...
He died of apoplexy on July 6th. The Fastnet Lighthouse has saved many lives over the century, and has also been associated with several dramatic events. In 1979, 15 sailors competing in the ...
On the Fastnet lighthouse, Gerald Butler and colleagues Reggie Sugrue and Louis Cronin battled the winds and waves leaping up to ... they played in sea safety over several centuries before ...
A former lighthouse keeper has been honoured at a commemorative event marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Fastnet race disaster ... Force 10 winds and 40ft waves to save dozens of crews.