10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUN BUOY»
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1
Monthly Nautical Magazine, and Quarterly Review
into a depth of 11 ft., with Formby light vessel E S E | E one mile ; Q Fy, buoy
NWJW i a mile ; Q 1, black and while nun buoy N N E 3-8 of a mile. Q 1,
chequered black and white nun buoy would be moved N W by W } W, about four
cables' ...
2
The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
V. 3, black nun buoy, S. W. l-'J mile. Fermby light-ship and Crosby shore light in'
one. S. E. by E. l-" E. easterly, distant from Formby light-ship l .'i-S mile. Bell
beacon and N. W. light-ship in one, B. W. l-'J W. nearly, distant from Bell beacon l
mile.
3
The American coast pilot: containing directions for the ...
2, on the lower end of Williams' Shoal, is a nun buoy, in 18 feet water. om it buoy
No. 1. bears S. E. Distance from No. 2 to No. 3 buoy 4 mile. Buoy 3, on the upper
end of Williams' Shoal, is a nun buoy, in 18 feet water. Lone se on Wallop's ...
Edmund Blunt, George William Blunt, 1854
A bell buoy was substituted for the whistling buoy ofl' Duck Rocks, near
Monhegan Island; a bell buoy was substituted for the second-class nun buoy off
Corwin Rock, entrance to Portland Harbor; a bell buoy was substituted for the Old
Prince ...
United States. Light-House Board, 1904
5
Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
V. 2, black nun buoy, will bo moved 9. W. 82 fathoms, into 25 feet ;it low water. V.
8, red enn buoy will be moved N. E. by N. SO fathoms into 12 feet at low water.
B. V. 1, striped horizontally red and white can buoy, will be moved N. W. by W. 1-
8 ...
Freeman Hunt, William B. Dana, 1857
6
Sailing Directions for the St. George's Channel and the ...
66 THE SALISBURY GUT TO PARKGATE. channel, in 9 feet of water, is a red
nun buoy, marked M 1. It lies at 2 miles S. by E. g E. from the S.E. Air buoy, and
half a mile S. by W. s W. from Salisbury Swash buoy. Here a S.E. course will lead
up ...
Alexander George FINDLAY, 1853
7
United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Cape Henry to Key ...
for 23^ miles to nun buoy No. 2. Then steer 195° true (S by W % W mag.) for Zy%
miles, leaving can buoy No. 3 BB about 100 yards on the port hand and to a
position 100 yards eastward of nun buoy No. 4. Then steer 207° true (SSW ^ W
mag.) ...
8
United States Coast Pilot 4: Atlantic coast, Cape Henry to ...
9 and a yellow nun buoy, and steer 56° true (NE. by E. 14 E. mag.) with lower
Swash Channel range lights in line ahead until up with nun buoy No. 6A. Above
this point the aids marking the edge of the dredged cuts should be passed at a ...
9
United States coast pilot: Atlantic coast: Section D. Cape ...
for 23^ miles to nun buoy No. 2. Then steer 195° true (S by W y W mag.) for 3%
miles, leaving can buoy No. 3 BB about 100 yards on the port hand and to a
position 100 yards eastward of nun buoy No. 4. Then steer 207° true (SSW y W
mag.) ...
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Herbert Cornelius Graves, E. Vance Miller, 1913
St. Francois Rock is marked by a spar buoy painted red and black in horizontal
bands ; Tas de Roches is marked by a black nun buoy; Le Cercueil Rock is
marked by a black nun buoy; and English Rock is marked byxa black nun buov.
United States. Hydrographic Office, 1916
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUN BUOY»
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nun buoy is used in the context of the following news items.
Vanishing Point wins Sheboygan Yacht Club pursuit race
From the harbor, the boats went to the nun buoy northeast of the harbor, then went to the north mark, which is south of the harbor, before turning ... «The Sheboygan Press, Jun 15»
Van Isle 360 Update: Leg one and Comox race
As we hugged the red nun buoy off Gallows Point on the south end of Protection Island and dropped the chute for the beat up to Comox, we ... «Three Sheets Northwest, Jun 15»
Some words on my new O's hat and Red Sox fans
Then we slipped past the red, white and blue nun buoy that marks the spot in the river where Key was being held prisoner in an anchored ... «Cape Gazette, Oct 14»
Shark spotted at surface of water in Taunton River in Dighton
He put its location at 100 yards west of red nun buoy No. 20. After conducting some Internet research, he concluded it had been a sand tiger ... «Wicked Local Fall River, Aug 14»
Divers Say They've Found Lost Anchor From HMS Colossus In Scilly
The men have also discovered evidence of the attached 'nun buoy' used to locate lost anchors but which appears to have been tangled around ... «ScillyToday, Jul 13»
Southeast History: Lincoln Rock Lighthouse from 1902
At that time the rock, submerged at high water, was marked by a nun buoy. In fog and low visibility floating buoys are not the easiest thing to see ... «Capital city weekly, Nov 12»
Wintertime Fishing On The Open Water
When heading upstream (into the flow) keep the red nun buoy on the right hand (starboard) side of the boat, and when heading upstream, keep ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov 11»
Whale spotted near the Locks?
I was at Ray's having lunch around noon and a guy said “Hey, I think I just saw a whale” (and he pointed right by the #6 red nun buoy) . I looked ... «My Ballard, Nov 09»
Sunday Ice Cream Cruise on Lake Union: History, scenery and more
Shortly before docking, Kezner pointed out the "red nun buoy," which was the site where an entrepreneur tried to build an island with the hope ... «Seattle Post Intelligencer, Mar 09»
Photos of the Day
But on starboard tack and 100 yards from the red nun buoy at the South Tower, they jibed "at the worst possible moment." The leeward ama ... «'Lectronic Latitude, Apr 07»
