UK lighthouse feels wrath of North Sea during windstorm
I can only hope this poor lighthouse at the end of the harbor in Seaham, England was unmanned.
Or at least had very strong windows.
Check out these photo from Wednesday showing the wrath the North Sea took on this lighthouse that sits at the end of a cement wall. The caption only gives that there were gale force winds in the area. Here is a second one:
And here is a bit of video from the same storm. Hope their insurance is current!
Apparently these kind of waves are not uncommon. I found this video on YouTube of somewhat similar swells in 2010:
It reminds me of a spot a lot closer to home -- Cape Disappointment -- although in Cape D's case, the barrier is natural, not man-made.
Examine the photos closely and you will see the massive waves are in the foreground and the lighthouse in the distant background. Those waves are no where near big enough to hurt that structure. Now this is a photo of a wave and a lighthouse!  http://jimsblog.jimbakkershow.com/files/2010/12/Lighthouse-Wave.jpg
Things like that make me appreciate the power of nature and exactly how puny man is in the grand scheme. It is difficult to envision the challenges that engineers had to overcome during the construction of the seawall and lighthouse; I would imagine the construction was completed over the course of several years.
Stunning. Â Nature always amazes.
Surreal photos.. amazing stuff, thanks Scott
That would be an interesting experience watching that from in that car. MUCH more exciting than the car wash!
 @Zoso The Google ad I got on that video was "Affordable Car Insurance". I suspect your car insurance may become far less more affordable if you keep parking it in spots like that.
 @Zoso Too bad it's salt water :)
 @ScottS  @Zoso That means "extra" clean right??? ;p Includes the seaweed wrap!