VAE - Tofino MCTS/Amphitrite Point Lightstation (Ucluelet)

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Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre.

Co-located with the Amphitrite Point Lighthouse.

VTS on VHF channel 74A (156.725 MHz). Contact required when entering CVTS area.

Radiotelephone calls relayed via channel 26 (157.300 / 161.900 MHz). Coast Guard working frequency channel 83A (157.175 MHz).

NAVTEX on 518 kHz, station H.

Webcam link: www.amphitritelighthouse.com/index.html

1915 (station established 1906). Active; focal plane 15 m (50 ft); white flash every 12 s. 6 m (20 ft) structure: lantern centered atop a 2-story service building. Building painted white, lantern red. The original lighthouse was destroyed by a tsunami on January 2, 1914. In fact, the area around the lighthouse is dangerous in heavy surf at any time. A Coast Guard Vessel Management Control Centre is adjacent to the light station. Located at the south end of the town of Ucluelet, off BC 4 at the northern entrance to Barkley Sound. Parking nearby. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-010; Notmar 0135, Admiralty G5246, NGA 14000.

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