All of these pictures come from my old Flickr account.
I was asked by my students what I did in the Coast Guard so I showed them some photos I had taken from the air and shared this story about the flipped over NOAA buoy.
I was asked by my students what I did in the Coast Guard so I showed them some photos I had taken from the air and shared this story about the flipped over NOAA buoy.
NOAA buoys are specifically designed to not flip over. Most buoys are attached to their anchor by a couple thousand pounds of chain. However NOAA buoys are usually placed in deeper water and have to use nylon rope to attach to their anchor.
Since they don't have the extra weight of the chain to assist with keeping them upright they are designed like weeble-wobbles. In the entire year I was in Alaska I only saw this one buoy flipped over so it was a semi-unique experience.