The proposal, billed as a way to update the maritime navigation system for the GPS era, had received overwhelming opposition ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that a "proposal" that could have removed navigational buoys off SouthCoast and beyond have ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday that it will suspend the coastal buoy modernization project in the Northeast after its ...

The Coast Guard says it received more than 3,200 comments from the public, and will now do more analysis of the aids to ...

After receiving more than 3,2000 public comments, the USCG decided it would conduct further analysis before making any ...

When the federal agency first proposed its plan in early 2025, the idea was to remove 350 navigational aids and it sought ...

Sakonnet River Bell Buoy 2A bobs near Sakonnet Harbor in Little Compton. It's one of 38 buoys flagged by the U.S. Coast Guard for potential removal in order to modernize navigational aids. (Courtesy ...

The U.S. Coast Guard District Northeast said Tuesday it is closing the period for providing comments to the Coastal Buoy ...

After receiving thousands of comments, the U.S. Coast Guard is backing off a proposal to remove dozens of navigational buoys.

The Coast Guard decided to hold off on removing any buoys, including dozens off the coast of Maine, until it can do further ...

OCEAN CITY — A navigational buoy that washed ashore near the Longport Bridge on Sept. 9 is now on its way to a U.S. Coast Guard facility in Portsmouth, Va. for repairs. The buoy, which Coast Guard ...

The word buoy dates back to Middle English (boye or boie, 13th–15th century). Its origin is somewhat uncertain but most ...