Royal send-off for a decommissioned lighthouse

Lighthouse decommissioning

Seven miles off the English coast, engineers faced an unusual challenge: dismantling a 50-year-old lighthouse that had become a familiar fixture of the English Channel.

The outcome wasn’t just a demolition project: it was a case study in how the marine construction sector may approach an increasingly important market – the removal of ageing offshore assets. 

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