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14-Aug-2018

L'Enfer des enfers.

Ar-Men. Mer d'Iroise.



Trois hommes sont affectés par rotation au service du phare et assurent des quarts 24 heures sur 24. Le planning est le suivant : deux hommes en permanence sur le phare pendant un mois suivie d’une période de repos de deux semaines sur l’île de Sein. L'allumage et l'extinction du feu, le nettoyage et l’entretien du phare, la cuisine constituaient les principaux événements de la vie quotidienne des gardiens. Pendant les quarts de nuit (les plus longs duraient de 9 à 10 heures), le travail consistait en priorité à veiller au bon fonctionnement du feu dans la lanterne, mais aussi à observer l'horizon maritime.. Les conditions de vie sur le phare de même que le transit phare-bateau au-dessus des vagues énormes sont si difficiles que les gardiens dénomment Ar Men : l’Enfer des enfers.

Three men worked on rotation into the lighthouse and provide 24-hour shifts. The schedule is as follows: two men permanently on the lighthouse for one month followed by a rest period of two weeks on the Isle of Sein. The lighting and extinguishing of the fire, the cleaning and maintenance of the lighthouse, the cooking were the main events in the daily life of the guards. During the night shifts (the longest of which lasted from 9 to 10 hours), the priority was to ensure the proper operation of the lantern fire, but also to observe the maritime horizon. The living conditions on the lighthouse and the landing from the boat over enormous waves are so difficult that the guards named Ar Men: « Hell of the hells ».

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Industrial Heritage20-Sep-2019 14:48
Wonderful treatment
Walter Otto Koenig20-Sep-2019 14:15
A tough and lonely life they had. Great looking image. I like your processing work. "V"
Raymond20-Sep-2019 13:50
Wow
Helen Betts20-Sep-2019 12:55
Great effect, and such an interesting story. What a terrible place to have to work. V.
marie-jose wolff20-Sep-2019 09:38
belle présentation de ce phare mythique! V
Charlene Ambrose20-Sep-2019 07:21
Very nice image and interesting detail to go with it. V
Blandine Mangin20-Sep-2019 06:27
bel effet ! v
joseantonio20-Sep-2019 04:23
very nice work with this.V.
Wintermeer19-Sep-2019 22:00
Great effect! ~V~
Jim Coffman19-Sep-2019 21:15
This sounds like a very hard life! Nice work on this image!!
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