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NEW PIER LIGHT AND FOG HORN FOR LOOE HARBOUR An Objective 1 fisheries grant will enable Looe Harbour Commissioners to provide state of the art navigational equipment to help Looe fishermen travel safely into and out of the harbour. The grant will enable the harbour to purchase a bright and weatherproof pier light to guide fishermen to port and help them land their catch safely. As the harbour is tidal, the fishermen have to wait for the right tide to land their catch, which is often at night when it is dark, so the light will be of great help. The grant will also help fund a new fog detector so fishing vessels can navigate into the harbour in the fog. This is especially important in the summer months when Looe Harbour suffers from fog and mist banks, making navigation into the Harbour very difficult. The fog detector will now be self-activating in the fog. Alison Elvey, Objective One Programme Manager stated "Ensuring a safe passage and landing for Looe’s fishing vessels is paramount in this dangerous industry. Safety is the key to ensuring young fishermen enter the industry, so this project will, in a small way, help protect the future of Looe’s fishing fleet." Looe Harbour Commissioners commented "The passage into Looe Harbour is not an easy one, if approaching from the south. Mariners must navigate around Looe Island avoiding a savage outcrop of rocks on the eastern side, which have claimed many a casualty over the years. If approaching from the West, an extremely narrow rocky channel must be navigated.In addition, this particular stretch of coastline is renowned for fog banks, whereby the land is frequently obscured from view whilst mariners are only a few yards from the shore. The Objective 1 grant will allow the Pier light and fog horn to be replaced, the new equipment will be more efficient, will reduce noise pollution, will be visually less obstructive, and most importantly, should ensure that the local fishermen, together with the visiting craft, have a safe passage into the Harbour." |
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