Operator Trinity House Type Lightvessel Range 15 mi (24 km) | In service 25th November 2006 Focal height 12 m (39 ft) Characteristic F0.3 15s | |
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Channel light vessel automatic
Channel Light Vessel Automatic is the name of a lightvessel in the English Channel. It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are automatically reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast. The vessel's position is 49°55′N 2°54′W, approximately 56 km (35 mi) north-northwest of Guernsey.
Contents
The lightvessel marks the western end of the English Channel Traffic Separation Zone.
Signals
The light, on a 12 m (39 ft) tower, has a range of about 15 miles, and flashes for .3 seconds every 15 seconds. The fog signal gives a single 2 second blast every 20 seconds. The agile radio beacon transmits the letter "O" in morse code on X band and S band frequencies for nine seconds every thirty seconds.
References
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