Namesake Sandettie Bank Out of service 1989 (previous vessel) Type Lightvessel Length 48 m Displacement 408,200 kg | Operator Trinity House Identification MMSI number 992351029 Launched 1949 Weight 457.2 tons | |
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Fate Museum ship (previous vessel) Builder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée | ||
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Sandettie Light Vessel
Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic is the name of a lightvessel stationed in the North Sea. It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast.
The vessel is named after her location on the Sandettie Bank, to the north of Calais and east of the Strait of Dover. The ship has no engine and is unmanned. Its lights are powered by solar panels.
According to the French Wikipedia, the previous Sandettie lightship was put out of service in 1989 and is now a museum ship moored in Dunkirk harbour museum (fr).
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