Overfalls Shoal lightship station

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Overfalls Shoal lightship station was a navigational lightship station marking the hazardous Overfalls Shoal off the Delaware coast, serving as an important aid to maritime traffic.

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Overfalls Shoal lightship station canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lightship station
navigational aid
aidToNavigationType lightship
associatedWith Overfalls Lightship LV-101 NERFINISHED
Overfalls Lightship LV-118 NERFINISHED
United States Lighthouse Service lightship fleet NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hazardTypeMarked submerged sand shoal
importance important aid to maritime traffic off Delaware coast
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Delaware Bay NERFINISHED
locatedNear mouth of Delaware Bay
shipping approaches to Delaware River
locatedOffCoastOf Delaware NERFINISHED
markingType shoal
navigationalHazardMarked Overfalls Shoal NERFINISHED
navigationRole marked approach routes to Delaware Bay and Delaware River ports
nearbyPortsServed Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
ports along Delaware River and Bay
operatedBy United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED
United States Lighthouse Service NERFINISHED
purpose to aid maritime navigation
to mark Overfalls Shoal
to warn ships of hazardous shoals
regionServed Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States
servedAs offshore lightship position
status former lightship station
trafficServed coastal traffic
commercial shipping
vessels entering Delaware Bay

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Lightship Overfalls namedAfter Overfalls Shoal lightship station