A buoy used to indicate a dangerous obstruction.
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ICE BUOY
A sturdy buoy, usually a metal spar, used to replace a more easily damaged buoy during a period when heavy ice is anticipated.
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HIGH FOCAL PLANE BUOY
A type of lighted buoy in which the light is mounted exceptionally high above the surface of the sea
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BELL
The type of buoy with a large bell and hanging hammers that sound by wave action.
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MOORING BUOY
A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.
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JUNCTION BUOY
A buoy which, when viewed from a vessel approaching from the open sea or in the same direction as the main stream of flood current, or in the direction established by appropriate author- ity, indicates the place at which two channels meet.
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LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOY
A large buoy designed to take the place of a lightship where construction of a
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LNB
A large buoy designed to take the place of a lightship where construction of an offshore light station i
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LIGHT-FLOAT
A buoy having a boat-shaped body. Light-floats are usually unmanned and are used instead of smaller lighted buoys in waters where strong currents are experienced
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BUOY
An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.
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LIGHTED BUOY
A buoy exhibiting a light
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