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station located in the

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between 1979 and August 2021, when it was replaced with a light

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. It was also one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions were reported in the

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. The vessel's position was , approximately

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. The lightvessel marked the western end of the

Traffic Separation Zone.

Signals

The light, on a 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

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transmitted the letter "O" in

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and

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frequencies for nine seconds every thirty seconds.

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''. 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. In May 2021 it was announced that the vessel would be replaced by a Type 1 buoy in August 2021. In August 2021 Trinity House stated that the replacement had been completed, with the Channel Lighted Buoy being deployed by THV ''Galatea''. The light vessel was towed away by THV ''Patricia''. The light on the buoy flashes every 10 seconds. The

transmits the letter "O" in

and

frequencies for twenty seconds every sixty seconds.

References

External links

UK Met office weather observations for the past 24 hours at Channel Lighted Buoy
Lightships of the United Kingdom Lighthouses of the English Channel Lightship stations {{UK-lighthouse-stub