fog horns
Coastal safety signals
Fog horns are loud, low-pitched warning devices used to signal ships in foggy or low-visibility conditions.
Lighthouses and ships sound fog horns to prevent collisions when visual navigation fails.
The deep, mournful tone carries well through dense air and has become evocative of coastal atmosphere and maritime nostalgia: We fell asleep to the distant fog horns.
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- foghornLoud maritime warning device
- hazardSource of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- beaconGuiding light source
maritime · sea · bell buoy · buoy · klaxon · signal · ship · diaphone · safety · nautical · whistle · mist · boat · harbor entrance · coastal navigation · alarms · emergency beacon · navigation
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- maritime safetylife rafts, lifebuoys, lifesaving equipment, safety equipment, flares
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- MaineAcadia National Park, Acadia, Kennebunkport, Augusta, Bangor
fog hornsnavigation lights
Illumination showing craft position
signal lights · beacons · lighthouses · flashing lights · lighthouse beacons
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