Ambrose Light Tower
Last night (November 4th) the
799-foot tanker Axel Spirit slammed into The Ambrose Light. The navigation aid is
a 76-foot structure that sits 12 miles southeast of Staten Island and is a key
navigation marker in the main shipping lane into New York Harbor.
Investigators are not sure how it happened.
No injuries or pollution were reported. The accident happened amid roughly
5-foot waves and 25-knot winds as the stormy remains of Hurricane Noel
approached the seas off New York.
According
to the
Wikipedia, the rotating 10,000,000 candle-power light is visible for up
to 18 miles.
More Info: US Coast Guard
Ambrose Light Tower
Last night (November 4th) the
799-foot tanker Axel Spirit slammed into The Ambrose Light. The navigation aid is
a 76-foot structure that sits 12 miles southeast of Staten Island and is a key
navigation marker in the main shipping lane into New York Harbor.
Investigators are not sure how it happened.
No injuries or pollution were reported. The accident happened amid roughly
5-foot waves and 25-knot winds as the stormy remains of Hurricane Noel
approached the seas off New York.
According
to the
Wikipedia, the rotating 10,000,000 candle-power light is visible for up
to 18 miles.
More Info: US Coast Guard
