Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Fl(3) W 10s

Original light

Constructed1905

Constructionstone

Height9 m (30 ft)

Shapeoctagonal prism

Markingswhite (tower), gray (dome)

Deactivated1987

Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea.^[1]^[2]

Description

The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 feet (2.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987, a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 metres (13 ft) high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 metres (157 ft) above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Puglia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Molfetta Lighthouse". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ "Il Demanio mette in vendita". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 8 June 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ "Il vecchio faro abbandonato". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved March 6, 2018.