The Lampedusa LORAN-C transmitter uses as an antenna a 190.5 metre (625 ft) tall mast radiator, which was commissioned in 1972.
[3] On April 15, 1986, Libya fired two Scuds at the U.S. Coast Guard navigation station on the Italian island, in retaliation for the American bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi.
DelBueno had spent the previous winter arming the crew and hardening the station against a possible terrorist attack.
Despite additional threats from Qaddafi throughout the spring of 1986, the station continued to provide signal availability to NATO forces.
It can still be seen clearly on Google Earth (keyword: Lampedusa), at the west end of the island, with swimming pool and outbuildings visible.