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| Cornwall lighthouse off Land's End sounds constant fog warning | Cornwall lighthouse off Land's End sounds constant fog warning |
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| For the past week, a fog horn at Longships Lighthouse has been going off every 13 seconds | For the past week, a fog horn at Longships Lighthouse has been going off every 13 seconds |
| Residents living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's fog horn sounding every 13 seconds for the past week. | Residents living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's fog horn sounding every 13 seconds for the past week. |
| Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the audible hazard warning signal on Longships Lighthouse. | Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the audible hazard warning signal on Longships Lighthouse. |
| The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Gwennap Head said on social media the fog horn had been sounding "all day, all night" and "a set of ear plugs might be a good investment". | The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Gwennap Head said on social media the fog horn had been sounding "all day, all night" and "a set of ear plugs might be a good investment". |
| A spokesperson for Trinity House said: "It will likely be an issue with the visibility sensor not functioning as expected." | A spokesperson for Trinity House said: "It will likely be an issue with the visibility sensor not functioning as expected." |
| Longships Lighthouse has been monitored remotely since 1996 | Longships Lighthouse has been monitored remotely since 1996 |
| "The hazard warning signal indicates diminished visibility in the area, such as fog," they added. | "The hazard warning signal indicates diminished visibility in the area, such as fog," they added. |
| The weather conditions have not been foggy this week. | The weather conditions have not been foggy this week. |
| They said the company was making plans to put technicians on the lighthouse to attend to the fault. | They said the company was making plans to put technicians on the lighthouse to attend to the fault. |
| David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said: "It's currently a bit of a talking point and conversation starter between staff and visitors." | |
| A visitor booked to stay in a hotel at the resort on Thursday and Friday night said the sound "will probably keep me awake". | |
| On Thursday evening another tourist reflected it was "the noisiest sunset I've seen so far". | |
| Longships Lighthouse, a 35m (115ft) tower, was built in 1875 and is about 2km (1.25 miles) off Land's End. | Longships Lighthouse, a 35m (115ft) tower, was built in 1875 and is about 2km (1.25 miles) off Land's End. |
| It was manned by resident lighthouse keepers until it became automated in 1996. | It was manned by resident lighthouse keepers until it became automated in 1996. |
| Since then it has been monitored and controlled from Trinity House's planning centre in Harwich, Essex. | Since then it has been monitored and controlled from Trinity House's planning centre in Harwich, Essex. |
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