Bedok Lighthouse

Bedok Lighthouse (Chinese: 勿洛灯塔) is an active lighthouse facility located at the southeastern coast of Singapore. The lighthouse is located on top of a 26-storey condominium at Lagoon View Block 5000L Singapore 449293, Marine Parade Road.[5]

Bedok Lighthouse
Singapore
LocationBedok
Singapore
Coordinates1°18.544′N 103°55.965′E [1]
Year first lit1978[2]
Constructionconcrete and brick building[3]
Tower shape26-storey condominium with beacon on the top
Tower height249 feet (76 m)
Focal height249 feet (76 m)
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Admiralty numberF1733
NGA number21260[4]

The light characteristic shown is one white flash every 5 seconds (Fl.W. 5s) visible for 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi). It can be observed visually as a "red concrete cubicle".[6]

History

Singapore's first automated, unmanned lighthouse, Bedok lighthouse stands at 76 metres above sea level. It began operating on 9 August 1978 and its 600,000 candle light beam was reported to be visible at sea for up to 42 km. It cost $225,000 and was a replacement for the Fullerton Lighthouse on top of Fullerton Building, which would be obscured by high-rise buildings in what is now the Marina Bay area.[2]

In 2014, a call for tender to build a new lighthouse atop the 25-storey high Block 3, Marine Terrace was put out by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.[7] This block was chosen to replace Bedok Lighthouse and would have been operational by the third quarter of 2015.[7] However, the lighthouse was probably moved back to the condominium shortly after.[lower-alpha 1] It would be the first lighthouse atop an HDB block.[7]

See also

Notes
  1. The current coordinates of Bedok Lighthouse is still listed as one of the reference points which vessels can use in their ship reports to the Vessel Traffic Information System.[8]

References
  1. "Reporting Procedures for Vessels Arriving at Singapore and Manoeuvering in Port". Port Marine Circulars. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 2005-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-28. But Google Maps doesn't show it.
  2. "Lighthouse in Bedok goes into operation". The Straits Times. 9 August 1978. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. Bedok Lighthouse skyscraperpage.com
  4. Bedok The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Singapore". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 325.
  7. "First lighthouse atop HDB block". Asia One. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. "Vessel Traffic Information System". Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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