Digest>Jan/Feb 2009
Photo Caption:
There were three types of signal on the sound buoys — gong,bell and whistle, all of them being operated by the motion of the buoy in the water. After being in the water this gong buoy was hauled into dry dock to have its clappers re-installed. Back to the edition of: Jan/Feb 2009
Story:
Lighthouse Buoy Tender and Lightship Duty in 1944
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