Battered Buoy Makes Case for Plastic

2004-11-01T00:00:00

Despite its flotation collar being badly chewed by a propeller, the Eason Marine navigation buoy continued to float in Antigua.

New plastic marine navigation buoys placed recently in the Caribbean proved their durability in the toughest of circumstances when one was run over by a high speed ocean cruiser.

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