Finnrevet

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Finnrevet is a Swedish lighthouse located on a shoal about 5 nautical miles (9 kilometres) outside Oskarshamn in Europe.

The lighthouse was built in 1921 and is located on a reef just east of island Furö. The black and white tower is about 15.5 metres (51 ft) high. The light can be seen at a distance of 16 nmi (30 km).

The waters around island Furön are shallow and many ships have run aground in the area near the lighthouse. Shipwrecks in the area:

Schooner Charlotta wrecked east of Finnrevet 17 May 1882 in a northern gale. Russian schooner Lotus av Libau ran aground here in 1898. S/S Britkon, cargoship, built 1917 in Sunderland, beached at Finnrevet in November 1949. The steamship had a length of 109 meters, and broke in half after about one month grounded at the reef. The 37 men-crew were rescued by maritime pilots stationed on the nearby island Furön. The Hans Olof was a Swedish ship grounded at the reef in due to a sudden north-eastern gale in 1950. M/S Priwall, West German flagged cargoship beached at Finnrevet 1 February 1968 loaded with wooden goods.

Sjofartsverket Archived 8 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Swedish Lighthouse Society

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