Philadelphia, PA (July 10)--7 X 17 Pillar buoys sit on a barge alongside the CGC ED cedar. The buoys will be brought back to the buoy depot in Portsmouth, VA. 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 photoby SANTOS, DAVID PA1
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