The Commissioners of Irish Lights hereby give notice that on Friday 24th September 2004, or as soon thereafter as circumstances permit, the South Rock Automatic Lightfloat (A5966) will be temporarily withdrawn for a period of approximately one week during which it will be replaced by a buoy having the following characteristics:-

 

Buoy Type	Port Hand Lateral Mark
Shape	Pillar Buoy
Colour	Red
Light	Fl (3) R 30s
Light Range	8 nautical miles
Fog Signal	Wave Activated Whistle
Racon	Morse T (-)
The geographical position of the South Rock Automatic Lightfloat is
Latitude	54° 24.5' N
Longitude	05° 22.0' W

 
Radio Navigational Warnings will be issued during the course of the withdrawal and return to station of the lightfloat.