Tideland's ML-300 lantern is a lightweight, corrosion resistant design featuring a one piece acrylic fresnel lens capable of achieving up to 19,800 candela and a range of 18 nm. It is equipped with Tideland's TF-3B MicroPower Omnibus II flasher/lampchanger equipment, which incorporates a timer circuit card to permit input voltages up to 36V and provides up to 256 user-selectable flash codes.

The West Bay redevelopment scheme was drawn up by West Dorset District Council in conjunction with consultants Posford Haskoning. The design and build contract has been let to Costain as contractor and Gifford as consulting engineers. There are two eighteenth century breakwater piers at West Bay and the redevelopment project involves building a new west pier, demolishing the old one to widen the channel and improving the sea defences. Building work began in April 2002 and is due for completion next month.

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