USCG Pacific Northwest blog reports that:
The waters of the Columbia River were glassy and calm Wednesday as members of Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, Wash., installed an experimental, new, self-contained LED light into an ATON platform.
The new lights are being tested by the Coast Guard throughout various regions of the U.S. and require no external battery or wiring. Testing of the lights will take three to four years while the Coast Guard measures the durability and reliability of the device.
“The system is all based on LED, Light Emitting Diodes,” said Chief Gary Hurdle, Commanding Officer of ANT Kennewick. “They’re supposedly more efficient, and more reliable. That’s what the testing hopes to prove, anyway.”
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