12 kilometres from the West Australian coastline a lighthouse that has been signalling across the ocean for more than a century can be seen, representing a major part of Australia’s maritime history.
Specifically, the Breaksea Island lighthouse is one of more than 500 aids to navigation dotted around Australia’s vast coastline.
ABC reports that the maintenance and preservation of these beacons is an unstoppable project for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Daniel Atkins, an AMSA senior...
https://safety4sea.com/maintenance-of-lighthouses-is-a-challenging-operation/