April 29th 2010 - 1st Class Conical Radar Buoy And Anchor

I have passed this scene thousands of times in Everton valley and have never really paid much attention to it - until today. Mersey Docks and Harbour Company maintain buoys in the river Mersey. These buoys mark the position of the deep water channels used by shipping and shipping hazards. Each buoy has a number which appears on the buoy and charts of the river. This buoy was commisioned in 1950 and it has been stationed in many positions including Garston docks. On the 18th October 1976 off the coast of Formby at Q7 4T the buoy sank and was lost, it was found by accident as the new buoy was being stationed on the 23rd March 1979. It was raised and salvaged. The buoy was restored to its original condition and bears the number of its last station.