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Capt. Bill Heyn points at his boat’s depth monitor and then out at the Connecticut River as the craft moves along. Twelve feet of water. Ten feet. Six feet. Two feet, he reads off the screen. We’re ...
The day beacons and temporary buoys will comply with U.S. Coast Guard standards, according to Porter. They will be a square or triangle with the letter of the primary waterway inside such as “B ...
Boater calls for speed limit, warning signs in Cates Park area after child killed Vessels frequently race through the area in North Vancouver, says man who was on the water when a child was killed ...
Stranded and exhausted, the downed German airmen were stunned to find refuge in the form of a bright yellow Rettungsboje, a rescue buoy designed to save lives amid the chaos of the Channel ...
The U.S. Coast Guard is currently seeking feedback on a controversial plan to scrap 350 aids to navigation across the northeast, including several on the East End of Long Island. The project, known as ...
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to remove nearly three dozen navigation buoys that serve as aids in Rhode Island's coastal waters warning boaters of rocky underwater reefs and channels where a ...
About two dozen buoys off both coasts of Long Island are being considered for removal. The public comment period is open until June 13, Coast Guard and local officials say. Two 'key' markers eyed ...
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to remove hundreds of buoys along the Northeast coastline to modernize a costly system of using them as navigational markers in the water. But the plan is getting pushback ...
At around 2pm on January 26, the Poole Coastguard team observed a buoy had changed locations due to the recent storm. The team said the Branksome Chine outflow pipe obstruction marker buoy could ...
Navigation buoys mark the shipping route along the border as it lies in the lower reaches of the Narva River. The border here runs around halfway across the river, which is around 100 meters wide. As ...
Once the markers are taken away, it's no longer considered safe to swim in those areas, according to a news release. While the beach may remain open to the public, the DNR does not recommend swimming.