Lighthouse in Denmark moved 70m on rails to save it from falling into sea

Coastal erosion threatened to topple the Denmark’s Rubjerg Knude lighthouse into the sea.

Now the 720-tonne structure is being saved, in an operation to lift it up onto rails and move it 70m.

The 120-year-old lighthouse has been put on wheels and rails to attempt to move it some 70 meters away from the North Sea, as it is endangered by coastal erosion and shifting sands.

BMS Krangaarden mounted the ‘roller skates’ on the rails to move the lighthouse’s foundation to the new location.

 

Photos: EPA-EFE/Hans Ravn