Buoy

A buoy (/bɔɪ/, North America more commonly, but not exclusively /ˈbuːi/) is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents. The etymology of the word is disputed.Several different buoys at a storage depot.A buoy used as turn marker for sailing races.Old iron buoys, most likely for mooring.Children playing on a buoy in the VolgaA buoy beached at Sebastian Inlet State Park.Emergency buoy of the Swedish submarine NordkaparenGas buoy stranded on land after 1915 Galveston Hurricane, near Texas City, TexasStarboard lateral Buoy (Lateral Mark - System B - IALA ) as Channel Marker Buoy at 'Río de la Plata' river, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTsunami buoy before deployment in Andaman SeaLobster buoys hanging on a tree, Sprucehead Island, Maine, United StatesBuoys in dry storage, Homer, AlaskaDrifting Buoy fitted with a BarometerBuoy undergoing repairRing life buoy with a light on a cruise ship A buoy (/bɔɪ/, North America more commonly, but not exclusively /ˈbuːi/) is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents. The etymology of the word is disputed.