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Buoy-based production systems developed for small remote fields.(designed by Mentor Subsea and Ocean Resources)
Offshore; Aug 1, 1999; 700+ Words ...smaller oil accumulations, the buoy could also act as a hub, controlling...longer the step-out, the bigger the saving in capital expenditures...but there are plans for larger buoys with heavier equipment to be...Subsea's Chris Shaw, the buoy is "very resistant to hazards...oxygen to start a fire." ...
Weather buoys see funding sink
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; Jan 10, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...Fishermen frequently check buoy readings online before...surfers who want to see how big the waves are before they...to Pettigrew. "These buoys make operation at sea...he said. Losing the buoy system entirely, he added...started with a UMaine buoy in Penobscot Bay roughly...early this ...
Gulf buoy f leet thinning as federal funds dry up ; GoMOOS buoys provide data for scientists as well as weather information for boaters and fishermen.
Portland Press Herald (Maine); Mar 1, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...including federally operated weather buoys that transmit basic wind, wave...surface temperature data. Those buoys, such as one outside Casco...detailed reports say the GoMOOS buoys provide a big safety advantage. Even though there is a weather buoy off Portland, for example...
BUOY BOUND
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; Nov 6, 2009; 700+ Words ...sea. There are 18 types of buoys maintained by the crew on Fir...to 18,500 pounds and each buoy serves a specific purpose...Coast Guard's 51, nine foot buoys," said Waters. "That's a big point of pride for us...9x35 LWR) means that the buoy is nine feet wide, by 35 feet...
Nebraska's Buoy comes back from bad break
University Wire; Jan 13, 2006; ; 515 Words ...blue abyss. Nebraska senior Amie Buoy, who has had her share of success...months of rehabilitation, though, Buoy's back. As hard as it was for Buoy to return to action for the Cornhuskers...productive. She finished fifth at the Big 12 Conference Relays in October...
Smart buoy makes waves in Patapsco
Capital (Annapolis); Jul 30, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...splash but its arrival made big waves among scientists, historians...environmentalists. The third "smart" buoy to mark the Captain John Smith...Patapsco River. The talking buoy is one of the most advanced...accompany the data. Along with the buoys in the James River and the Potomac River, the ...
Lake Minnetonka: Where the buoys are; Faster boats bring a flotilla of buoys to slow them down.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); Jun 12, 2007; ; 700+ Words ...of the tiny island. Those buoys and hundreds of others keep...Minnesota. The presence of so many buoys reflects a trend common to...metro area's waterways: bigger and faster boats, more wakes...White Bear Lake, might not be big enough. "If I put every buoy out that people wanted, ...
COAST GUARD HELPS RESTORE IMPORTANT WEATHER FORECASTING BUOY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; Oct 3, 2007; 700+ Words ...weather forecasts. "We use buoy data to determine whether...chain of four NOAA weather buoys which encircle the Main...where and when the next big swell will break. "My...re working on the NOAA buoys," said Petty Officer...would always use the NOAA buoys to tell how big the ...
Weather buoy will fill void.(Sports)(Outdoors)(Column)
The Florida Times Union; Feb 24, 2002; ; 700+ Words ...4311) or the Internet. If the buoy is recording 6-footers, fishermen...Camachee Cove. "It will make a big difference." The St. Augustine buoy will be one of the first to...consist of a network of such buoys around the U.S. coast. In...being a forecasting aid, the buoy will be used to ...
Buoy crew leaves its mark // Seamen navigate tough lake task
Chicago Sun-Times; Mar 25, 1987; ; 684 Words ...My hands have gotten so big the ring's stuck there...being a Coast Guard "buoy monkey" - part of the...by a 13,000-pound buoy as it drags across the...replacing small winter buoys with larger ones. The...will replace about 15 buoys between Chicago and Milwaukee...during its semiannual ...
Power buoys; Electricity from waves; The revival of wave power.(Science and Technology)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US); May 19, 2001; 700+ Words ...electric heater. The buoy collects the energy using...is interested in power buoys as a possible way of...could dock with the power buoys and replenish their batteries...realised that it could make bigger and more powerful buoys that might be able to...electricity grid. A 100k W buoy ...
BUOY OH BUOY, LOOK AT EL NINO SEATTLE LABORATORY THE CRUX OF WEATHER-WATCHING NETWORK.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); Feb 12, 1999; ; 700+ Words ...system using 70 weather buoys. Each buoy costs about $50,000...21 who fix and replace buoys as needed across the 8...gone through about 700 buoys to date, operates on...oceanographer, he said, that's big money. ``For a while...live on.'' The weather buoy system is of major ...
Bell Buoy silenced forever; CLUB'S LAST ACT: CONDOS
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; Nov 22, 2004; ; 700+ Words ...crews will likely have reduced the Bell Buoy, a once distinguished but ultimately infamous...Scituate residents are sad to see the Bell Buoy go. Yet, there are fond memories of the...Shore restaurant and lounge, the Bell Buoy last opened for business in 1993. By then...
Oh, Buoy!
Naperville Sun, The (IL); May 29, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...a feeling about junior Maggie Buoy. "When she was up to bat earlier...was awesome." Wunderlich and Buoy's performances boosted the...10th shutout this season, while Buoy made three critical plays to...fielder's performance with a big smile on his face. Batting in...
CHINOOK FISHING ENDS THURSDAY AT BUOY 10
The Columbian; Aug 28, 2001; ; 700+ Words ...Columbian 08-28-2001 Anglers at Buoy 10 just inside the Columbia River...Fishing for coho salmon at Buoy 10, which provide the vast majority...beginning Thursday, anglers at Buoy 10 are allowed to catch four...win a Gold Glove." Bell had a big week at the plate last week...
Southernmost buoy around isles restored to service
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; Jul 23, 2003; ; 433 Words ...mooring in June. The $250,000 buoy was returned to its mooring...vessel after breaking loose. The buoy is operated by the National...nautical miles southeast of the Big Island. It's the southernmost buoy of four encircling the Hawaiian...Kauai and south of Oahu. The buoys collect wave and ...
Buoy 10 beckons for even a slim shot at salmon
Yakima Herald-Republic; Aug 20, 1998; ; 700+ Words ...swore I would never ever fish at Buoy 10 again after an experience...any salmon fishing knows about Buoy 10. On the Columbia River near...all were there to tie into a big fall-run chinook or bright...were primarily fishing for the big chinook that are headed up the...
Some Pacific tsunami warning buoys broken
Daily Breeze; Jan 14, 2005; ; 567 Words ...where a wave is headed or how big it will be when it reaches the...in false alarms. Before the buoys were developed, the nation...everybody evacuates." The newer buoys were added to help reduce the...the start of a tsunami. The buoys then transmit warnings via satellite...When the wave reached a ...
Arts: Mad about the buoy Stefan Gec has built a floating monument from redundant Soviet hardware. And it's now making a final trip home.
The Independent - London; Sep 5, 2000; ; 700+ Words ...His works are usually big and sited in public spaces...gates of the Trinity House Buoy Yard, the toy- box shapes...dazzling. Gigantic steel buoys line up all around: squat...out to sea. The oldest buoys in the yard have been...their histories. But one buoy here outdoes all the ...
Sunk buoy delays shipping lanes outside Beaumont, Texas.
Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX); Apr 15, 2005; 700+ Words ...locate the buoy. A Coast Guard buoy tender, based in Galveston...brought in to reposition another buoy that was knocked off its station in the accident. Buoys are anchored via chain with...Guard does not know the sunken buoy's location, Bird said...of equipment that is like a big ...
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