Jul 9, 2021
Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, the first modern lightvessel was off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River #thames in England🇬🇧 , placed there by its inventor Robert Hamblin in 1734. The type has become largely obsolete; lighthouses replaced some stations as the construction techniques for lighthouses advanced, while large, automated buoys replaced others. #lightvessel #dunkirk #bateaufeu #dunkerque #northsea #southend #rotterdam #antwerp #london (à Le Bateau Feu - Scène nationale Dunkerque) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHrZo_ATLO/?utm_medium=tumblr
