Today we celebrate the lighthouses

Published 01-07-2021
Aids to navigation

Maritime administrations around the world are celebrating the World Marine Aids to Navigation (WAtoN) Day today.

On WAtoN Day, we focus on aids to navigation’s important role in guiding ships safely through our waters, as well as the work of developing new technological aids to navigation.

The Danish Maritime Authority is responsible for marine aids to navigation in and around Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. In the video above, you can see different Danish and Greenlandic lighthouses filmed with our drone. The drone is used in connection with maintenance tasks, e.g. to oversee the high facades of the lighthouses.

Facts about WAtoN Day

  • World Marine Aids to Navigation Day was introduced in 2019 by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authority, IALA.
  • The purpose of WAtoN Day is to draw attention to the importance of aids to navigation in relation to maritime safety and protection of marine environment.
  • Read more about the concept on IALA's website