The Buk lighthouse on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg has regained its old identification after successful repairs. Four flashes (or long flashes) with a return interval of 45 seconds. Or in nautical terms: LFl. (4) 45s 2.1 + (6.9) + 2.1 + (6.9) + 2.1 + (6.9) + 2.1 + (15.9). The responsible Baltic Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority published the following information a corresponding notice to mariners (BfS).
Buk: The schedule was adhered to
During the repair period, the beacon was temporarily given a different identification consisting of four flashes, which differed from the entries in the nautical publications. The WSA remained on schedule with the rectification of the problem: The work was to be completed by the end of May, and this was achieved.
Second highest beacon on the coasts
The Buk lighthouse, which was put into operation in 1878, stands on the Bastorf Signalberg, around 2.2 kilometres inland between Rerik and Kühlungsborn on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Although the fire tower itself is only 21 metres high, the height of fire is 95.3 metres, the second highest value along the German coast after Travemünde.
Some cancellations in the past year
Last year, there had already been several failures of German beacons, including well-known navigation lights such as the Kalkgrund lighthouse in the Flensburg Outer Fjord and the Kiel lighthouse on the approach to the Kiel Fjord.
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Christian Tiedt
Editor Travel
