Ildjernsflu - Oslofjord, Norway
Lighthouse category: beacon Position: 59° 51' 20.73"N : 10° 37' 51.45"E Status: active Date: 1968 Designer: not known Tower height: 26 feet Construction: octagonal concrete dower with lantern and gallery built on a round concrete pier Colour scheme: ctower white with single red band at about mid height. Lantern white, lantern roof red Focal plane height: 26 feet Characteristics: white flash every 5 seconds Foghorn: none Google map view: google map link |
Although the lighthouse in the photograph dates only from 1968, a lightship station was first established on this site in 1914. Hoever, the lightship came to a sorry end in February 1929 when it was hit by the steamship Storesand 1. The lightship sank as a result of this totally unprovoked "attack", and its wreck still lies on the bed of the fjord where it is a popular attraction of sub-aqua divers. The light is located on the east side of Oslofjord, roughly half a mile offshore to the west of Nesodden.