Flashing light sparks coastguard alert
Published:
11:29 AM October 25, 2010
Updated:
11:13 AM November 7, 2020
coastguard alert
COASTGUARDS received a 999 call from a concerned resident near Axminster, on Friday night, to report seeing a flashing light at sea.
It was quickly established that the informant was looking at Start Point lighthouse, some 36 miles away, on a night when the visibility was exceptionally good.