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Buoy (other)
A buoy is a floating device of many types and uses. Buoy(s) may also refer to: * Buøy, Hundvåg, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; an island ** Buøy IL, a sports club in Buøy, Hundvåg, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway * ''Buoys'' (album), a 2019 album by Panda Bear * Buoy (horse) (1970–1984), a British thoroughbred racehorse * Buoy (mascot), the mascot of the Seattle Kraken ice hockey team * Buoy anti-tank obstacle, a British anti-armoured-vehicle obstacle type named "Buoy" See also * * * Buoy tender, a type of boat used to maintain buoys * Jolly Buoy Island, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India * Boy (other) * Buy (other) * Bouy (other) * The Buoys (other) * Bouy Bouy () is a commune of the Marne department in northeastern France. Population International relations Bouy is twinned with the English village of Everton in Nottinghamshire, UK. left, tribute to Henri Guillaumet. See also *Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buoy
A buoy () is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents. Types Navigational buoys * Race course marker buoys are used for buoy racing, the most prevalent form of yacht racing and power boat racing. They delimit the course and must be passed to a specified side. They are also used in underwater orienteering competitions. * Emergency wreck buoys provide a clear and unambiguous means of temporarily marking new wrecks, typically for the first 24–72 hours. They are coloured in an equal number of blue and yellow vertical stripes and fitted with an alternating blue and yellow flashing light. They were implemented following collisions in the Dover Strait in 2002 when vessels struck the new wreck of the . * Ice marking buoys mark holes in frozen lakes and rivers so snowmobiles do not drive over the holes. * Large Navigational Buoys (LNB, or Lanby buoys) are automatic buoys over 10 m high equipped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buøy
Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in. Buøy is connected to the mainland city of Stavanger by a series of bridges over three other islands and the Byfjorden. Buøy is also the name of an official neighborhood (''delområde'') of the city. The neighborhood has a population of 1,792 which is distributed over an area of including the islands of Buøy, Engøy, Sølyst, and Grasholmen. History The name "Buøy" comes from 'Bu-skap' and 'øy', meaning an island where farmers earlier had their cattle. Buøy has long been the site for ''Rosenberg Mekaniske Verksted''. Rosenberg was founded in 1896, started up in Sandvigå in Stavanger and moved to Buøy in 1898. Rosenberg started making ships here and later moved on to building supertankers and constructing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buøy IL
Buøy Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Buøy, Stavanger, Rogaland. It has sections for association football and gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s .... The men's football team plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It formerly had a long stint in the Third Division from 2002 to 2010. It even contested a Playoff to the 2. Divisjon in 2003, but narrowly lost to Sandnes FK. References Official site Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1909 Sport in Stavanger 1909 establishments in Norway {{Norway-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
