▁. ▁The ▁original ▁rot ating ▁system ▁was ▁transferred ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁l ighth ouse ▁which ▁was ▁lit ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Years ▁later ▁the ▁sea ▁er os ion ▁was ▁dam aging ▁the ▁second ▁l ighth ouse , ▁therefore ▁a ▁third ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁built . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁a ▁cast ▁iron ▁py ram idal ▁ske let al ▁tower ▁pre fab ric ated ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁Arm strong , ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁Company . ▁The ▁new ▁white ▁painted ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁lit ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁the ▁lan tern ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁order ▁of ▁F res nel ▁l ens , ▁built ▁by ▁Ch ance ▁Brothers , ▁em itting ▁a ▁white ▁and ▁red ▁light . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁years ▁the ▁cast ▁iron ▁tower ▁under w ent ▁a ▁progress ive ▁d eter ior ating , ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁rust , ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁essential . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁cyl ind rical ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁concrete , ▁with ▁bal con y ▁and ▁lan tern ▁by ▁side ▁the ▁former ; ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁lit ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁lan tern ▁and ▁the ▁optical ▁device ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁l ighth ouse ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁one . ▁The ▁cast ▁iron ▁tower ▁was ▁partially ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁few ▁years ▁ago ▁was ▁completely