The recent tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami in south Asia brings to mind the loss of the Scotch Cap Lighthouse in Alaska with all hands in 1946.

Tsunami Research Center Report

Click on the photos 'before' and 'after' to see the nearly total destruction.

With the most recent events around the Indian Ocean, no doubt there are lighthouses that were affected as well. I have not been able to get any specific information on the Internet, however.