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Buoy Adrift and Lost: Long Island Sound; Southold, NY, USA

Southold, NY, USA | 2020-Jan-27

Initial Notification: On January 27, 2020, the US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound contacted the NOAA SSC for assistance in locating a navigational buoy that parted its anchor chain and drifted away sometime before 24 January 2020. Both NOAA ORR/ERD and the NOAA Navigation Manager are involved.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Other
Latitude (approximate): 41° 13.77′ North
Longitude (approximate): 72° 3.98′ West