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Lighthouses

solice · 2005-08-08 12:56:38

This may seem like an odd question but bare with me, it has some sort of engineering basis however bizare. If a lighthouse breaksdown, for somereason becomes inoperable what happens? Is there some sort of system that alerts the Lighthouse Authority straight away that there is a problem or do the authority rely on the…

08-08-2005 01:56PM

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solice

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This may seem like an odd question but bare with me, it has some sort of engineering basis however bizare.

If a lighthouse breaksdown, for somereason becomes inoperable what happens?

Is there some sort of system that alerts the Lighthouse Authority straight away that there is a problem or do the authority rely on the people in the locality to raise the alarm?

I cant seem to find the details on the interweb thingy.

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#2 09-08-2005 01:11AM

pauln

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This article by The Commissioners of Irish light answers your question, if not directly. Look like they've all been automated and remote monitored since 1997.

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