- A
buoy (/ˈbɔɪ, buː.i/; boy, BOO-ee) is a
floating device that
can have many purposes. It
can be anc****d (stationary) or
allowed to
drift with
ocean currents...
- A
rescue buoy or
rescue tube or
torpedo buoy is a
piece of
lifesaving equipment used in
water rescue. This
flotation device can help
support the victim's...
- A pull
buoy or leg
float is a figure-eight
shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts.
Swimmers place the
buoy between their thighs or their...
- A
surface marker buoy, SMB, dive
float or
simply a blob is a
buoy used by
scuba divers, at the end of a line from the diver,
intended to
indicate the diver's...
- A
buoy tender is a type of
vessel used to
maintain and
replace navigational buoys. This term
can also
apply to an
actual person who does this work. The...
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engineering design.
Moored buoys have been in use
since 1951,
while drifting buoys have been used
since 1979.
Moored buoys are
connected with the ocean...
-
submarine rescue buoy is a
floating buoy,
attached to a
submarine and
released in the
event of a
serious accident or sinking. The
buoy remains attached...
- A
Single buoy mooring (SrM) (also
known as single-point
mooring or SPM) is a
loading buoy anc****d offs****, that
serves as a
mooring point and interconnect...
- A
cardinal mark is a sea mark (a
buoy or
other floating or
fixed structure)
commonly used in
maritime pilotage to
indicate the
position of a
hazard and...
- Power
Buoy is a
series of low-carbon
emission marine power stations manufactured by
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), a
renewable energy company located in...
