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| Land's End lighthouse fog horn sounding 'all day, all night' | Land's End lighthouse fog horn sounding 'all day, all night' |
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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 |
| People living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's on-the-blink fog horn. | People living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's on-the-blink fog horn. |
| Longships Lighthouse's hazard warning system has been sounding every 13 seconds for the past week. | |
| The National Coastwatch Institution Gwennap Head said on social media the horn had been sounding "all day, all night" and "a set of ear plugs might be a good investment". | The National Coastwatch Institution Gwennap Head said on social media the horn had been sounding "all day, all night" and "a set of ear plugs might be a good investment". |
| A tourist visiting the spot told the BBC it was "the noisiest sunset I've seen so far". | A tourist visiting the spot told the BBC it was "the noisiest sunset I've seen so far". |
| Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the "audible hazard warning signal" on Longships. | Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the "audible hazard warning signal" on Longships. |
| The company is making plans to send technicians to fix the fault. | The company is making plans to send technicians to fix the fault. |
| The high-pitched electronic beep noise can often be heard during foggy conditions, most clearly at Land's End, and also by residents of places around the coast including Sennen and Cape Cornwall. | |
| Longships Lighthouse has been monitored remotely since 1996 | Longships Lighthouse has been monitored remotely since 1996 |
| A spokesperson said: "It will likely be an issue with the visibility sensor not functioning as expected. | A spokesperson said: "It will likely be an issue with the visibility sensor not functioning as expected. |
| "The hazard warning signal indicates diminished visibility in the area, such as fog." | "The hazard warning signal indicates diminished visibility in the area, such as fog." |
| The weather conditions have not been foggy this week. | The weather conditions have not been foggy this week. |
| 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. |
| David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said the fog horn issue was "a bit of a talking point and conversation starter" in the area. | David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said the fog horn issue was "a bit of a talking point and conversation starter" in the area. |
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