From the nineteenth and twentieth century we have registered countless accidents and shipwrecks with cruel endings: rowing boats, “faluchos”, “dornas”, boats, steamboats, “parejas” and “bous”. They were part of the daily press of that time. Actually, we are talking about accidents and shipwrecks which would cause a lot of deaths on the coast of the inlet of Pontevedra.
This happened despite having a lighthouse in Sálvora, Cíes and Ons from 1865 (the one we we see today is from 1927 risen above the base of the previous one, today inhabited by lighthouse keepers). The electric energy needed for it is obtained by solar panels. In navigational charts of the ships a description and situation of each lighthouse is detailed. This helps in the day and night navigation where lighthouses are identified by the characteristics and frequency of lights and shines of the torches which reach up to 37 nautical miles.
Ons is a town with a huge connection with the sea and some rich and productive waters where traditional local ships fish and sail with sad endings o many occasions.
