- 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
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 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
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...
- 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
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...
-
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...
-
Trinity Buoy Wharf is the site of a lighthouse, by the
confluence of the
River Thames and Bow Cr**** on the
Leamouth Peninsula, Poplar. It lies
within the...
- A
sonobuoy (a
portmanteau of
sonar and
buoy) is a
small expendable sonar buoy dropped from
aircraft or
ships for anti-submarine
warfare or
underwater acoustic...
- 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...
