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 (<--photo 1 - left), intrigued by the noise of Jean Guichard's helicopter (on Dec. 21 '89). He closed the door (photo 2 - right-->) in time and was unharmed.

This series of photographs (seven of them) is world-famous.
Carte des Phares sur les côtes de Bretagne (France) 

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Lighthouse location

© Photos Jean Guichard-1989 / AlphaPix Data Base

Les marins ont dû attendre 1911 et une donation pour que soit enfin érigé le phare de La Jument. Jusqu'alors, s'aventurer dans les parages de l'île d'Ouessant était bien redoutable.

De trop nombreux et sinistres naufrages, comme celui du Dummond Castle en 1896, qui fit quelques 250 victimes, hantaient les mémoires.

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