Yellow and Solar buoys new T-10
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casper5280
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Yellow Buoys are "Cautionary Buoys they are used to warn mariners of dangers such as firing ranges, race courses, seaplane bases, traffic separations, underwater structures and areas where no safe through channel exists. Yellow in colour they carry an identification mark, or letter. If they have a topmark, it is a single yellow "X" shape. If lighted, the light a yellow flashing (Fl) four seconds light."
Morty
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With due respect, Thanks Casper.
I kinda already knew that from getting my boat operator card. However, it really didn't answer my two questions. Maybe, to be more succinct:
- What is that specific yellow buoy there for? It wasn't there last year. (my best guess is that the solar one is a rechargeable power supply for whatever is related to the yellow buoy.)
- is there a recommended distance we should stay away from that particular buoy
casper5280
Crew Member
How about this then. I think I heard that Ocean Science had a bouy out there somewhere.
Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) Buoy
Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) Buoy
- An ODAS buoy marks a scientific, meteorological or oceanographic station.
- An ODAS buoy shall not exhibit a shape that conflicts with any navigational mark.
- An ODAS buoy is coloured yellow, displays identification letter(s) and
- if it carries a light, the light is yellow and is a group flashing light of 5 flashes every 20 seconds, Fl(5)20s, and
- if it carries a topmark, the topmark is a single yellow “X” shape.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
No. they don't set them up like that. The CCG buoys have Carmanah most likely 800/700 series and it is self contained solar. Usually if there is solar subsystem the panel is next to it.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
It is most likely an Axys technology data buoy. They record a number of things. Panels power the data loggers etc.
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casper5280
Crew Member
Would this be it I'm only guessing here as I have not seen this Buoy
https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46087
https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46087
Morty
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from memory, the yellow one is simple yellow sphere 24"-30". It is at aprox 300' depth nearly due west of the white marker (as per picture) The solar unit is like SpringVelocity's picture
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wildmanyeah
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I thought they set it up for the sail boats as the day i noticed it there was a sailboat thing going on. However it's still out their so now dont no what its for
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
You can search through network of buoys deployed its public knowledge through Ocean Networks. I see we have a hydrophone near there. mmm. Lots of things they are monitoring.
https://data.oceannetworks.ca/DataSearch?location=SGE.H2&deviceCategory=HYDROPHONE
Morty
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This hydrophone does match the Lat Lon. Maybe its re. Orca movement. ??
Maybe we can learn if the hydrophone is that solar device or under the yellow buoy.
Interesting
cohochinook
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You guys are all wrong! It was put out there to attract fisherman and it's working! Now they're monitoring us.
Pastafarian
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They're science / data buoys for the Iona sewage outfall
