How Do Boaters Avoid Hazards? What to Know About Markers, Buoys, and Other Warning Signs

How Do Boaters Avoid Hazards? What to Know About Markers, Buoys, and Other Warning Signs
View of channel marker #15 in the Intracoastal Waterway. Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS
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By Michelle Marchante From Miami Herald

MIAMI–Just like traffic lights and signs help drivers on the road, boaters have buoys and signs to guide them to and from shore safely.