'File 10/11 Collection of lighting dues from BAPCO and CASOC' [‎38r] (80/339)

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Bahrein,
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13 JWw 1945.
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(Uop> tot His BritfcLilic 'Ajoiity*® Folitloal .g«it # Bahrein.)
With furthar ref«^noe to our oovflrertation Airtnc ngr visit to
last vsok in oonnootion with the possibility of placing
of li^it on Shar Allan Shoal, the ffelloving rtm&u are fcmartfedt
t. In view of the grounding of the m the Shar /Hun
Shoal vhioh oocjurrcfl on the 24th April it is aost strongly
that this real danger to navigation chool^ rocoiv« twit surly oonsideration.
3. ixarlng our oonversation you pointed out the diffioilty of pladi^
a light vessel cr light float on Shar a U wb Shoal Aw to the physiorl
taxation of the ssa bed* «iis difflnaty we both agreed oould be ovwoon*
by either pSaoing an additional light veaael or li^it float on Oshle Bank,
19 adlea to the Kcrth of Shar Allan Shoal or shiftinr the acisting light
float on Stiffs Bask to Cabls Bask*
k* The Stiffe Bank is not a real danger to navigation as the least
depth over it is 13 ftthons sad the ligit float servos only as s routs lljrfit*
If tills light float were shifted to Cable Bank it would sorre squally well
as a route light for ships bound tear the Northern Gulf Ports snd also Bahrein,
Eaa Tannusa. lb addition the Bahrein, Has Taimnsa flipping if using this
route light on Cable Bank would pass soli to the Itarthsard and clear of the
danger of the shar Alios Shoal.
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It is also Mggsstod that Shar Alloa Shoal pi^it be narksd with a
light buoy*
6* It is osti&iatod that a^praKizaately CO tankers prccesd to Bahrein
aad Ras Tannusa each nonth plus a nuraber of
7. Vitib this ssaount of traffic passiag in the vicinity of the
It is felt that this real danger to navigation should receive early oonsidsration
and before the gsncral Post War plans for ia^rovauMsii of lights in His Persian
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