Beacons have often been abused by pirate?s. A fire at a wrong position was used to direct a ship against cliff?s or beach?es, so the loaded good could be robbed afterwards. |
In modern technoparlance, a beacon can also be a radio transmitter used for navigation.
Beacons have often been abused by pirate?s. A fire at a wrong position was used to direct a ship against cliff?s or beach?es, so the loaded good could be robbed afterwards.