#bugio

In 1936 the emergency tow vessel Patrão Lopes run aground next to Forte do Bugio (where the Tagus river meets the Atlantic Ocean just outside Lisbon city, Portugal) while towing a rock carrying vessel. 

The towed vessel sucumbed to the rough sea, starboard to Patrão Lopes which nearly caused its sinking too. The newspapers of that time report the tow vessel did not sink only thanks to its sturdy hull.

Desenhando um macaco bugio.

(speed art)

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~sorry for delay - meant for August 30th, 2023~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/prtc.htm)

Bugio (2)

1775 (station established at least by 1693). Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); green flash every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising in the center of a circular 16th century stone fort. 300 mm lens in use; the 3rd order Fresnel lens (1896) was removed in 1994. Lighthouse painted white; lantern painted red. Trabas has Erich Hartmann's photo, Luís Boléo has a 2016 photo, Bruno R. Santos has a 2022 closeup, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse and the Farol de São Julião (next entry) define the entrance to Lisbon, the passagem entre torres (passage between towers) as Portuguese seamen call it. The fort is the Forte de São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca, built on a small island in the center of the entrance to the Rio Tejo (Tagus). Navigational lights were being displayed from the fort in 1693, perhaps much earlier. The early light tower was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1755. The island was transferred from the army to the lighthouse department in 1945 and declared a national historic site. The lighthouse was restored in 1994 and between 1997 and 2001 the fort was restored and protected from storm damage. Located about 2.8 km (1.75 mi) southeast of the Fortaleza de São Julião da Barra. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. Site and tower closed. . ARLHS POR-005; PT-210; Admiralty D2126; NGA 3404.