The removal of the Fairway whistling buoy (above) has ended more than 70 years of “moaning” a welcome to incoming vessels at the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour. The buoy was placed off Godley Head and Adderley Head by the Lyttelton Harbour Board on June 14,1914, and was one of the first markers seen by vessels entering the harbour. It was installed at a cost of £1268 and was anchored into position by two 2%-ton concrete blocks.
Apart from breaking adrift in 1923 and 1932, the buoy has been a familiar sight to generations of sailors and yachties. The Harbour Board has replaced the buoy with land-based sector lights at Diamond Harbour and Governor’s Bay. The buoy was retrieved this week by the heavy-lift floating crane Rapaki and will be repaired for use as a spare if needed.
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