Varne Lightvessel

Marking the dangerous Varne bank, a five and three quarter mile long sand bank in the Dover Strait, lying nine miles southwest of Dover in Kent

Lying almost in the middle of the international traffic separation scheme of the English Channel, the bank is a constant concern for shipping.

In addition, our Planning Centre in Harwich can monitor and control the lights, fog signals, RACONs, AIS (when operational), engine (where applicable), position monitoring, collision / bilge indications and battery voltages.

All lightvessels report into the Planning Centre every 12 hours or whenever there is a change of state at the station. The Planning Centre can also request an update from the station.