Composite Center Looks at Buoys As Candidate for New Technology

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ROCKLAND - Navigational buoys have been built the same way for more than a century, and the U.S. Coast Guard is examining the possibility and potentials of making them from more modern materials.

The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composite Center has been asked to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether taking a modern approach to an old standard could save the agency time and money.

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Composite Center Looks at Buoys As Candidate for New Technology

"Our cutters are 21st century technology and the buoys are 19th century technology," Northern Sector Commander Capt. James McPherson said. "The whole idea is we haven't really looked at the system in 100 year...

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