The markers are placed in a section of the river stretching from the Holyoke Dam to Hatfield and help boaters navigate the ...

The buoys, however, are not just a tourist attraction for glimpsing the big marine mammals, but have also been a navigational tool and iconic landmarks for vessels entering and exiting the waterway.

Buoys, beacons and channel markers serve as the traffic signals of the water. They can provide directions or alert boaters if they need to slow down, or if there are hazards in the area such as ...

MarkSetBot robotic race marker buoys have no need for an anchor. Each motorized MarkSetBot utilizes GPS and a position-holding algorithm to stay in place. MarkSetBot. View 3 Images 1 / 3.

FILE – A channel marker buoy floats in ice on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on an icy day in 2001. The U.S. Coast Guard wants to remove hundreds of buoys along the Northeast coastline to ...

Brazilian fisherman Soares, 43, stands on a buoy after falling off his boat two days earlier. CEN Leandro drifted for some five miles before he decided to remove his shirt and trousers, which were ...

The border guard service of the Baltic nation accused Russian officials of carrying off 24 of 50 buoys helping to separate the two countries on the waterway at 3 a.m. local time, according to a ...

A 20-ton concrete buoy, which marks the Southernmost Point and 90 miles to Cuba, is one of Key West’s famous landmarks. Tourists flock to the marker every day to take photos, snap selfies, buy a ...

A large green marker buoy that washed up on Jersey's east coast has been reattached to its moorings. The east rock buoy was found ashore at Grève d'Azette over the weekend after its chain broke.

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking at removing some of the buoys, replacing them with “virtual” navigational aids used with GPS, a system that has some boaters concerned about the proposed change.

Buoys, beacons and channel markers serve as the traffic signals of the water. They can provide directions or alert boaters if they need to slow down, or if there are hazards in the area such as ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking at removing some of the buoys, replacing them with “virtual” navigational aids used with GPS, a system that has some boaters concerned about the proposed change.