North point is the Main Lighthouse of Port Blair Harbour. The Lighthouse is situated on the star board side (Right) of the entrance. The Lighthouse stands on the slopes of the hill overlooking the North Bay on one side and the sea on the other. It is surrounded by thick coconut plantation.
The approach to the Lighthouse is by a special boat up to the jetty on the shores of North Bay and then by walk for about half km. The boat is to be engaged from fisheries jetty at Port Blair.
The Lighthouse structure is a circular Cast Iron tower supplied by M/s B.B.T, Paris, has been erected on a concrete base. The equipment consisting of a 300 mm two panel revolving optic assembly fitted on a mercury trough and rotated by a gas motor, all supplied by M/s BBT, Paris, was installed on the Cast Iron tower and was commissioned on 12th July 1972.
Under the scheme of modernization the light source was replaced by 230V 400W Metal Halide lamp and revolving gas motor by direct drive stepper motor on 28th March 1995.
A ‘Tide Land’ (USA) Racon with code ‘K’ was added at the station on 15th July 1995 |
