"تقرير لجنة تحقيق بشأن الإنارة والعوّامات في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩٠٩" [ظ‎‎٥] (١٨/١٠)

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Buoys and Beacons.
8. The following is a correct list of the buoys and beacons now in the
Persian Gulf :—
Buoys. Beacons.
Bunder Abbas - - - - 1 —
Bahrein - - - 4 1
Bushire - — 1
Koweit - - - - -3 1
Shatt al Arab Bar - - - - 7 —
Total - - - 15 3
All the above, with the exception of the beacons at Bushire and Koweit,
are the property of, and are maintained by, the British India Steam
Navigation Company,
The beacon on Ras al Marg, at Bushire, was erected about four years ago
by the Belgian Customs officials, and is the property of their department.
Two buoys were laid at the same time, but they have disappeared.
The spar buoys shown on plan of Bushire anchorage no longer exist.
The beacon is in a bad state of repair.
Koweit beacon Avas erected, and is maintained, on Ras al Arz by the
Indian Government.
The Bahrein beacon is liable to be washed away, and needs reconstructing.
The Lawrence buoy on Shatt al Arab Bar marks the old channel which is
now silted up, and serves no useful purpose.
The spar buoys shown on the chart of Shatt al Arab Bar east of inner Bar
channel no longer exist.
Proposals for improving Buoyage :—
Jask. —A small unlit buoy on the tail of the shoal extending two miles
north-west of Jask Point would be of great convenience to ships
entering the anchorage.
Bunder Abhas. —A buoy with a distinctive top-mark in lieu of the
existing anchorage buoy is recommended. If a lighthouse is erected
at Kishm a lighted buoy in addition to that marking the anchorage
will be required outside the shoals off Kishm Point.
Bushire. —A gas buoy to mark the inner anchorage is proposed. It
should be moored off Ras al Marg and will render the re-construction
of the beacon unnecessary and enable ships to enter the inner
anchorage at night.
Shatt al Arab Bar. —Four gas buoys to replace the existing buoys have
been provisionally recommended in the proposals for lighting the
Bar. A re-survey of the Bar will be required before they are laid.
Koweit. —The present system of buoying the anchorage is satisfactory.
The retention of the beacon will be unnecessary when the Ras al Arz
light is erected.
Bahrein. —In dealing with the scheme for lighting Bahrein it has been
proposed that a gas boat should replace the present outer buoy and
that gas buoys should be moored off Ras Kaseifa and the West Spit.
The existing buoy off Jadum should be retained. The beacon needs
reconstructing.