ired ▁light . ▁This ▁was ▁ha z ard ous ▁duty , ▁and ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁dav its ▁were ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁C rib ▁Light ; ▁this ▁enabled ▁a ▁boat ▁making ▁dock ▁at ▁the ▁c rib ▁to ▁be ▁raised , ▁more ▁easily ▁un loaded , ▁and ▁be ▁protected ▁from ▁the ▁waves . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁this ▁station ▁was ▁painted ▁white ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁visibility ▁as ▁a ▁day mark . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁existing ▁wooden ▁structure ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁st urd ier ▁concrete ▁steel ▁structure ▁was ▁ere cted . ▁Iron ▁rail ings ▁were ▁also ▁installed ▁to ▁aid ▁with ▁safety . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁re built ▁light ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁when ▁a ▁sch oon er ▁hit ▁it . ▁ ▁A ▁fog ▁bell ▁was ▁then ▁installed ▁to ▁help ▁prevent ▁such ▁coll isions ▁and ▁the ▁ra iling ▁was ▁replaced . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁an ▁autom ated ▁fog ▁bell ▁was ▁installed , ▁sound ing ▁a ▁characteristic ▁single ▁stroke ▁every ▁ten ▁seconds . ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 - present : ▁autom ated ▁light ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁Service ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁autom ation ▁of ▁the ▁C rib ▁Light . ▁In ▁the ▁C rib ▁Light ' s ▁new ▁inc arn ation , ▁k eros ene ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁necessary ; ▁instead , ▁a ▁travel ing ▁crew ▁period