The Nieuwpoortbank buoy

The Nieuwpoort bank buoy is a floating west buoy of the cardinal buoyage system.

Until the early 1990s, this buoy floated above the southwestern edge of the Nieuwpoort bank to indicate that the bank must be navigated on the western side of the buoy to remain in navigable water.

Characteristics:

type: yellow – black – yellow
top mark: two cones placed on top of each other with points facing each other
tower height: 6.55 m
tail length + body: 8.16 m
total length: 17.6 m
body diameter: 3.1 m
chain length: 40 m
weight of stone chain: 2750 kg
weight of buoy: 10000 kg
propane gas buoy: 4 kg pressure

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