Bedok Lighthouse
Bedok Lighthouse (at the top of the second from left building) from East Coast Park
LocationBedok, Singapore
Coordinates1°18.544′N 103°55.965′E / 1.309067°N 103.932750°E / 1.309067; 103.932750 [1]
Tower
Constructionconcrete and brick building[2]
Height249 feet (76 m)
Shape26-storey condominium with beacon on the top
Light
First lit1978[3]
Focal height249 feet (76 m)
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Bedok Lighthouse (Chinese: 勿洛灯塔) is an active lighthouse facility located at the southeastern coast of Singapore.[4] The lighthouse is located on top of a 26-storey condominium at Lagoon View Block 5000K Singapore 449292, Marine Parade Road.[5]

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

The lighthouse flashes one white light every five seconds.

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.[3]

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 still remained on the condominium as of 2020.[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.
  2. ↑ Bedok Lighthouse skyscraperpage.com
  3. 1 2 "Lighthouse in Bedok goes into operation". The Straits Times. 9 August 1978. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Singapore". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  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. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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