With GPS systems and other geographical technology being as sophisticated as it now is, do lighthouses still serve an integral purpose? Are they more now just in case the captain/crew lapses on the monitoring of navigation systems? Obviously lighthouses are more immediate and I guess tangible, but do they still fulfil a purpose beyond mitigating basic human error?
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Yes, they serve a purpose. A *lot* of boats don’t have GPS, or don’t use it all the time, or can’t assume it’s always working.
Do big modern cargo or cruise ships need lighthouses? Not really.
Does maritime navigation need lighthouses? Absolutely.
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