AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo

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AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo

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(Apr. 1)--A lighthouse buoy on station. The two major classes of buoys used in the Coast Guard are Ocean Buoys and River Buoys. Ocean buoys consist of unlighted cans, nuns, and spheres, as well as sound buoys and standard lighted buoys. Standard lighted buoys are designated by IALA as pillar buoys. River buoys consist of unlighted cans and nuns with specially designed fins and counterweights. USCG photo by PA1 RON MENCH

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30/11/1999
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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