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Lighthouses Visible in the Costa Concordia Disaster

December 17, 2013Costa Concordia, Italy, lighthouse, litehouse, portAutomation, Cruise Ship, Equipment, Foreign, Incidents, Italy, Lifeboats, Light, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Transportation, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

The Costa Concordia rests on its side on the morning of January 14, 2012 (click for larger photo) Yes, it is a photo of the Costa Concordia aground on the rocks but did anyone notice the lighthouse in the photo under which the lifeboats are all clustered? It is one of two lights guarding the […]

Lighthouse History – 51 (1927-02-04 – 1927-06-29)

December 22, 20121927, Active Pass, Amphitrite, BC, British Columbia, Canada, fire, history, Lennard, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Coast Guard, Construction, Foghorns, History, Information, Keepers, Lifeboats, Lifeboats, Lighthouses, Newspapers, Search & Rescueretlkpr

The following extracts taken from early Victoria, British Columbia (BC) newspapers are credited to Leona Taylor for her excellent work in indexing the papers. Full information can be found here: ”Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers“, 2007-09. Please Note: December 20, 2012 – I am continuing the series with this Lighthouse History #51 because the newspapers have now been indexed up […]