Its famous two white flashes which normally illuminate sailors every 10 seconds are stopped. The legendary Créac’h lighthouse has not been lit again as usualthis Sunday, September 20 at the end of the afternoon. For now, Lighthouses and Beacons – which ensures its maintenance and monitoring of the telecontrol of all maritime signaling establishments in Finistère with 24-hour monitoring – did not identify the origin of the failure. His team on site is working to resolve the problem.
Urgent notice to mariners issued
The Créac’h lighthouse is one of the most powerful in Europe, easily recognizable by its 55 meter high tower, with white and black stripes. He was mass and service and 1863 and with that of Bishop Rock in England, it signals the entrance to the Channel for navigators coming from the Atlantic. It therefore plays a very important role. This is why the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture immediately sent an urgent notice to mariners (AVURNAV) when it was informed of this failure. A notice still in force this Monday, confirms the Maritime Prefecture even if no incident has yet been reported.
In work for almost a yearthe lighthouse should open to the public in 2026, at the same time as the Lighthouses and Beacons Museum, after its renovation and modernization.
