The word buoy dates back to Middle English (boye or boie, 13th–15th century). Its origin is somewhat uncertain but most ...

After receiving thousands of comments, the U.S. Coast Guard is backing off a proposal to remove dozens of navigational buoys.

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The space in which a sound signaling brass bell typically hangs on this offshore buoy is empty after the bell was stolen, off the coast of Maine. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) The Coast Guard is offering a ...

Coast Guard Seaman Charles Maurer, a crew member aboard Cutter Frank Drew, inspects the light atop a buoy on the James River in Newport News, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty ...

NANTUCKET, Mass. - Army aviators from the 1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard assisted the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this month in recovering a ...

Taking a selfie at the red, yellow and black Southernmost Point marker is one of those Key West must-do’s for day-trippers and tourists. But come August or September and for about a year after, you’ll ...