Fairway buoys are spheres, pillars, or spars with red and white vertical stripes.
Hazard buoy, usually telling you to stay out/stay away. May mark rocks, a dam, etc.
Obstruction to navigation; do not pass between marker and shore. On inland waterways, a white marker or buoy with black vertical stripes indicates an obstruction. Do not pass between the obstruction marker and the shore.
If you see a white marker with black vertical stripes it means that you should not pass between the marker and the shore.In boating, a buoy consisting of a white marker with black vertical stripes indicates an obstruction to navigation. Passing between such markers and the shore is unsafe.Inland Waters Obstruction Markersare white with black vertical stripes and indicate an obstruction to navigation.You should not pass between these buoys and the shore.Shoreward obstruction marker bouy. Means don't navigate between this bouy and the shore due to underwater obstruction(s).
If you see a white marker with black vertical stripes it means that you should not pass between the marker and the shore.In boating, a buoy consisting of a white marker with black vertical stripes indicates an obstruction to navigation. Passing between such markers and the shore is unsafe.Inland Waters Obstruction Markersare white with black vertical stripes and indicate an obstruction to navigation.You should not pass between these buoys and the shore.Shoreward obstruction marker bouy. Means don't navigate between this bouy and the shore due to underwater obstruction(s).
No. In accordance to the IALA system of buoyage, a tall white buoy, with vertical red stripes, marks the mid channel, or safe water.
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It indicates an underwater obstruction. Do not pass between that buoy and the shore.
go around on either side
Blue
White lights are found on usually indicate mid-channels or fairways. These buoys will usually have red and white vertical stripes.
White buoy with horizontal blue stripes
It is a mid-channel marker. You can pass to either side, traffic permitting. It is also called a "safe water" buoy because it indicates no obstruction.