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A buoy (/ ˈ b ɔɪ, b uː. i /; boy, BOO-ee) [1] [2] is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents. History
Here’s a look at the buoy through the years from the Miami Herald archives: CELEBRITY SIGHTING IN KEY WEST. Singer Gloria Estefan stopped to visit the Southernmost Point in 2007.
anchor buoy A small buoy secured to a line attached to the crown of an anchor. The line allows the anchor to be unhooked from an obstruction, such as a rock or another vessel's anchor cable, so preventing raising the anchor in the normal way. [13] anchor chain . Also anchor cable. A chain connecting a ship to an anchor. anchor detail
A buoy is a floating device of many types and uses. Buoy(s) may also refer to: Buøy, Hundvåg, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; an island Buøy IL, a sports club in Buøy, Hundvåg, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; Buoys, a 2019 album by Panda Bear; Buoy (horse) (1970–1984), a British thoroughbred racehorse
The buoy, which has attracted crowds in recent days, washed up on Wells Beach after a storm hit the seacoast of Maine in early April 2024. Oh, buoy! Coast Guard to tow popular, washed-up buoy at ...
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Deployment of a Datawell waverider buoy near the southwestern coast of France, for the measurement of ocean wave statistics, like the significant wave height and period, wave direction and power spectrum. In offshore and coastal engineering, metocean refers to the syllabic abbreviation of meteorology and (physical) oceanography.
The Okee-Tantie area where the buoy has been seen is about 105 miles south of Orlando. Sightings of tagged animals in the state can be reported to the FWC by calling 888-404-3922.