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| Land's End lighthouse fog alarm sounding 'all day, all night' | Land's End lighthouse fog alarm sounding 'all day, all night' |
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| Lighthouse fog alarm sounding 'all day, all night' | Lighthouse fog alarm sounding 'all day, all night' |
| People living near Land's End have been advised to buy earplugs due to a lighthouse's broken fog alarm. | |
| Longships Lighthouse has been sounding a loud beep every 13 seconds for the past week. | Longships Lighthouse has been sounding a loud beep 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". |
| For the past week, Longships Lighthouse has been beeping every 13 seconds | For the past week, Longships Lighthouse has been beeping every 13 seconds |
| Trinity House, which managed 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 is usually only heard during foggy conditions, most clearly at Land's End, and also by residents of places around the coast including Sennen and Cape Cornwall. | The high-pitched electronic beep is usually only 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. |
| Simon Muth, deputy station manager at the national coastwatch station at Gwennap Head, said it was reported to Trinity House on Wednesday. | |
| "Trinity House came back and said 'yes, we know there's a fault...we're waiting for a spare part'," he said. | |
| 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. |
| 'Keep me awake' | |
| David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said the continuous beeping was "a bit of a talking point and conversation starter" in the area. | David Hocking, of Land's End Landmark, said the continuous beeping was "a bit of a talking point and conversation starter" in the area. |
| One visitor said she hoped the alarm would have been "silenced" overnight. | |
| "It's been going for a week I think," she said. | |
| "This is not normal for Cornwall." | |
| Another visitor said the alarm was "noisy", adding it would "probably keep me awake" but a hotel guest staying nearby said they could not hear the noise from their room. | |
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