Jean Guichard - Phares dans la tempete - “La Jument” “Sailors had to wait until 1911 for the security this lighthouse represented. Accidents had been spectacular and numerous, just like on an unprotected highway. (In one case alone, in 1896, 250 people died).In 1989 a tempest raged for days and the lighthouse keepers held on tight, hoping the structure would resist. In spite of this, the keeper, Théodore Malgorne, dared open the door, intrigued by the noise of Jean Guichard’s helicopter (on Dec. 21 ‘89). He closed the door in time and was unharmed.” [http://www.alphapix.com/jument.shtml]

Jean Guichard - Phares dans la tempete - “La Jument”

“Sailors had to wait until 1911 for the security this lighthouse represented. Accidents had been spectacular and numerous, just like on an unprotected highway. (In one case alone, in 1896, 250 people died).
In 1989 a tempest raged for days and the lighthouse keepers held on tight, hoping the structure would resist. In spite of this, the keeper, Théodore Malgorne, dared open the door, intrigued by the noise of Jean Guichard’s helicopter (on Dec. 21 ‘89). He closed the door in time and was unharmed.”

[http://www.alphapix.com/jument.shtml]

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  1. Date Posted Icon 8th February 2012
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