IDENTIFIER Buoys

Buoy, oh buoy, no need to get lost at sea with our handy guides to these floating friends.

Lateral green Shows edge of safe channel on starboard-side: if it's on your right as you're heading into harbour, you're green to go in the UK*. Cardinal 'West' Go west, young (wo)man. Requires lateral thinking to identify: the cone looks like a letter 'W' on its side. Data buoy Part of a new buoys network – equipped to collect information on weather and the like. See a map of them all at ndbc.noaa.gov. Lateral red 'Any red port left?' is a handy way to remember red is left and port-side – but save any actual port drinking for after a safe docking. Safe water buoy Though it may resemble one, there are no humbugs here – just a sweet reassurance that it's safe navigation around it. Preferred channel It's banding apart, rather than together, here. When a channel splits, the centre…

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