Radar Control Tower
Maritime Traffic Control Centre : main coastguard look-out post for the Ushant ship-lanes.50 000 ships sail these lanes annually !
It first went into service in 1982, following the shipwrecks of the Olympic Bravery in 1976 and the Amoco Cadiz in 1978.
Its main mission is to watch over maritime traffic in the Ushant shipping lanes, whic are about 14 kms. out to sea. It is 72 meters high (136 meters above sea-level).
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