Channel Lightvessel

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49°55′N2°54′W / 49.917°N 2.900°W / 49.917; -2.900 , approximately 56 km (35 mi)north-northwest of Guernsey.

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The lightvessel marked the western end of the English Channel Traffic Separation Zone. [2]

Signals

The light, on a 12 m (39 ft) tower, had a range of about 15 miles, and flashed for .3 seconds every 15 seconds. The fog signal gave a single 2 second blast every 20 seconds. The agile radio beacon transmitted the letter "O" in morse code on X band and S band frequencies for nine seconds every thirty seconds. [3]

History

The Channel lightvessel was established in 1979 as part of the Off Casquets Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), introduced following the 1978 grounding of the Amoco Cadiz . [4] The lightvessel was intended to clearly define the TSS, as such schemes were at the time a new feature, rather than marking a physical hazard to navigation. [4]

In May 2021 it was announced that the vessel would be replaced by a Type 1 buoy in August 2021. [5] In August 2021 Trinity House stated that the replacement had been completed, [6] with the Channel Lighted Buoy being deployed by THV Galatea. [7] [8] The light vessel was towed away by THV Patricia.

Channel Light Bouy

The light on the buoy flashes every 10 seconds. The agile radio beacon transmits the letter "O" in morse code on X band and S band frequencies for twenty seconds every sixty seconds. [9] The light is an LED with a range of 9 nautical miles. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Shipping Forecast - 15/09/2025 - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Channel Lightvessel". www.trinityhouse.co.uk. Trinity House. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "NOTICE TO MARINERS No.66/06". Trinity House . 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Channel Lightvessel replaced by Safe Water Mark Type 1 buoy". Flash: The Trinity House Journal (35): 18.
  5. ↑ "Trinity House to replace Channel Lightvessel with Type 1 buoy". Trinity House. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lighthouse vessel marking shipping English Channel lanes replaced with buoy". BBC. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Replacing the Channel Lightvessel with a Type 1 buoy". Trinity House. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Channel Buoy deployment from THV Galatea (20 August 2021)". YouTube. Trinity House. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "12/2021 Channel Light Vessel Channel Lighted Buoy". www.trinityhouse.co.uk. Trinity House. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Trinity House to replace Channel Lightvessel with Type 1 buoy". 12 May 2021.
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Channel lightvessel 23 at Canning Dock
History
Trinity House Ensign.svg United Kingdom
Operator Trinity House
In service25 November 2006
Out of serviceAugust 2021
StatusWithdrawn as of August 2021
General characteristics
Type Lightvessel
Channel OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Racon O  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First lit1979  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
DeactivatedAugust 2021  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Vaindloo white.gif Fl W 15s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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