Editing Buoy (section)

=== Rescue ===
* [[Lifebuoy|'''Lifebuoys''']] are lifesaving buoys thrown to people in the water to provide [[buoyancy]]. They usually have a connected line allowing them to be pulled in.
* [[Self-locating datum marker buoy|'''Self-locating datum marker buoys''']] (SLDMB) are 70% scale Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (CODE)/Davis-style oceanographic surface drifters with drogue vanes between 30 and 100&nbsp;cm deep,<ref name="METOCEAN">[METOCEAN. (2008). METOCEAN SLDMB: Operating & Maintenance Manual (Version 3.0 ed.) Retrieved from http://www.metocean.com.</ref> designed for deployment from [[U.S. Coast Guard]] vessels or airframes for search and rescue. They have very little surface area above water to minimize [[leeway|the effects]] on them off winds and waves.<ref name="Bang">[Bang, I., Mooers, C. N. K., Haus, B., Turner, C., Lewandowski, M. (2007). Technical Report: Surface Drifter Advection and Dispersion in the Florida Current Between Key West and Jacksonville, Florida. Technical Report.].</ref>
* [[Rescue buoy (submarine)|'''Submarine rescue buoys''']] are released in emergencies and for communication purposes.