100 Years of Navaids for Pharos Marine

01 Feb 2006

Aids to navigation specialist Pharos Marine is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Danish physicist Gustaf Dalen beginning works at the Aktiebolag Gassaccumulator Company which led to the development of the Dalen Mixer, a device which made it possible to automatically produce the mixture of acetylene and air (in a ratio of 1:10) which was necessary for navigation lights and safety. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 for the invention of his system. 

USCG Approval for Sealite LED

01 Feb 2006

The Sealite SL125-2 LED marine lantern has received US Coast Guard Approval for Class 'A' structures. Incorporating 2 tiers of 36 LEDs (72 in total), the SL125-2 provides a luminous range of up to five nautical miles, with each LED tier utilising Sealite's patented omni-directional LED Reflector to increase the intensity and uniformity of the horizontal output. 

Navaids Restored In the Congo

01 Feb 2006

Sussex UK based Tideland Signal Ltd has supplied a complete package of solar powered lanterns and associated equipment under a $500,000 contract to restore the aids to navigation in the Congo River and on the Popular Republic of Congo's 170km coastline after decades of instability and damage.