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pl23_ship1585.jpg

A buoy of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System ready for deploymentfrom Coast Guard Buoy tender

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Description

A buoy of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System ready for deploymentfrom Coast Guard Buoy tender. These are used to mark the Captain JohnSmith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. They also have sensors formeteorological, oceanographic, and water-quality data that is telemetered toprocessing facilities.

Display Date

2007

Collection

Sailing for Science