Meloria south end Lighthouse

Meloria south end Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in the Ligurian Sea, west of the south entrance of the Port of Livorno, in the southern part of the Meloria shoal.

Description

Because the Meloria Tower has not been an active lighthouse for a long time, on May 15, 1867, at from the Tower, a high metal structure lighthouse was built. It was replaced in the 1950s by a new cylindrical tower high in masonry with lantern and balcony distinguished by the upper half painted in yellow and the lower half in black. The lighthouse has a solar power unit and the lantern emits six quick flashing and one long white flash in a ten seconds period visible up to. The light is operated by the Marina Militare and it is identified by the code number 1888 E.F.