Locations picked for planned lighthouses off Xisha waters  

中國完成南海西沙水域燈塔(樁)選址

記者6日從南海航海保障中心西沙航標(biāo)處了解到，該處已完成對(duì)西沙海域的北礁、羚羊礁(筐仔沙洲)、晉卿島、南沙洲、高尖石等5個(gè)島礁的燈塔(樁)建設(shè)實(shí)地勘測(cè)選址工作。[查看全文]

Haikou (CNS) -- Locations and alternatives for planned lighthouses on five islands off Xisha Islands have been selected, China News Service reported.

Yang Qing, deputy head of aids to navigation department under the navigation guarantee center of South China Sea, said that over eight days starting July 27, technicians have gathered firsthand data from inspection and measurement as well as communication signals tests, using the Beidou satellite navigation system and fishing navigation system.

Yang said the technicians will continue to survey and collect geological samples.

Insufficient navigation aids in waters off Sansha city, along with the lack of civil charts, have affected the city's administration, development and safety supervision over vessels.