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Coast Guard, NOAA set seasonal buoys to gather weather data

BALTIMORE - Seaman Christopher Schwann, a
crewmember aboard the
Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, washes a sinker as part of routine buoy
maintenance in the Chesapeake Bay Monday, March 15, 2010. The Rankin
replaces ice buoys in spring and sets them again in fall annually. U.S
Coast Guard photo by Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard
Cutter James
Rankin, prepare to mount additional data gathering equipment to a
weather buoy before setting it in the Chesapeake Bay Monday, March 15,
2010. The weather buoy, developed by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration gathers weather related data to include wind
speed, temperature and wave height. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman
Apprentice Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel
Adams, a Boatswain's
Mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, maintains control of a
weather buoy before lowering it into the Chesapeake Bay Monday, March
15, 2010. Weather buoys contain data gathering equipment that enables
researchers to monitor weather conditions such as wind speed,
temperature and wave height. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Apprentice
Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Tonya
Mills, Boatswain's Mate
aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, measures the chain to ensure
it is still in good condition Monday, Mar. 15, 2010. The Rankin
annually inspects each aid to navigation to ensure that navigational aid
is in good working order and marking safe water for mariners. U.S.
Coast Guard photo by Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard
Cutter James Rankin, a
175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, prepare to
release a weather buoy in the Chesapeake Bay Monday, March 15, 2010. The
Coast Guard works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to place weather buoys that enable researchers to gather
real-time weather data. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Apprentice
Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Seaman Danielle Phelps, a
crewmember aboard the Coast
Guard Cutter James Rankin, mans a tagline in order to maintain positive
contraol of a buoy moving across the deck before being placed into the
Chesapeake Bay Monday, March 15, 2010. Safety is paramount throughout
the Coast Guard and is especially important during dangerous buoy deck
evolutions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard
Cutter James Rankin
repair a damaged buoy in the Chesapeake Bay Monday, March 15, 2010. The
Rankin is responsible for more than 375 aids to navigation that mark
safe water for mariners in the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by
Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin.

BALTIMORE - The Coast Guard along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted seasonal buoy replacements Monday in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, maintains approximately 375 aids to navigation and conducts fall and spring buoy replacements annually.

Weather buoys collect data and report real-time environmental information including wind speed, temperature and wave height. The buoys also serve as interpretive buoys that mark the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historical Trail that runs throughout the Chesapeake Bay.
"The weather buoys provide valuable weather information during peak recreational boating seasons," said Lt. Dave Lewald, the commanding officer of the Rankin. "The buoys also provide historical data which can benefit researchers collecting information on how to clean up the bay."
Click on the photos above to view a higher resolution version and more specific caption information on the Coast Guard Visual Imagery site.
For more information visit www.ndbc.noaa.gov or visit http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44043 to view data from the weather buoy pictured above.

Renaming Your Boat

Doing it the right way staves off the possibility of bad luck
Superstition still plays a significant role in boaters’ lives. The sea, hardly changed in all the eons since its creation, is still a source of mystery and wonderment. Half of the Earth’s surface is covered by abyssal seas where light never penetrates, but where life nevertheless exists—sometimes in outlandish forms—in conditions of unimaginable pressure and Stygian darkness. Little wonder, then, that frail human beings plying the interface between the unruly atmosphere and the fearsome oceans should seek help by performing certain rituals known to their ancestors, and turning to their ancient gods for protection.One superstition still widely held concerns the renaming of a boat, which, in the United States at least, is held to be unlucky. The answer is to hold a denaming ceremony before you rename your boat. You can make up your own ceremony, or you are welcome to use this one, which has been used with every appearance of success. It is now widely distributed on the Internet, but it is repeated here for your convenience.Before you hold the denaming ceremony, you must remove all physical traces of the boat’s old name. Take the logbook ashore, along with any other charts, books, or papers that bear the old name. Be ruthless: sand away the old name from the lifebuoys, transom, topsides, dinghy, and oars; painting over is not good enough. We’re dealing with gods here, you understand, not mere mortals. If the old name is carved or etched, try to remove it. At the very minimum, fill it with putty and paint over it. And don’t place the new name anywhere on the boat before the denaming ceremony is completed—that’s just tempting fate.You can read the ceremony with flair on the foredeck before a gathering of distinguished guests or, if you find this whole business embarrassing and go along with it only because you’re scared of what might happen if you don’t, you can skulk down below and mumble it in solitude. But the words must be spoken.The last part of the ceremony, the libation, should be performed at the bow. Use good champagne and spray all of it on the bow—do not presume to save some for yourself. The gods despise cheapskates; buy another bottle for your own consumption.Here is Vigor’s Famous Inter-denominational Denaming Ceremony:“In the name of all who have sailed aboard this ship in the past, and in the name of all who may sail aboard her in the future, we invoke the ancient gods of the wind and the sea to favor us with their blessings today.“Mighty Neptune, king of all that moves in or on the waves;“And mighty Aeolus, guardian of the winds and all that blows before them:“We offer you our thanks for the protection you have afforded this vessel in the past. We voice our gratitude that she has always found shelter from tempest and storm, and found safe harbor.“Now, wherefore, we submit this supplication, that the name whereby this vessel has hitherto been known, ‘[———],’ be struck and removed from your records.“Further, we ask that when she is again presented for blessing with a new name, she shall be recognized and accorded once again the selfsame privileges she previously enjoyed.“In return for which, we rededicate this vessel to your domain in the full knowledge that she shall be subject, as always, to the immutable laws of the gods of the wind and the sea.“In consequence whereof, and in good faith, we seal this pact with libation offered according to the hallowed ritual of the sea.”There. Now you are free to christen your boat with a new name. It doesn’t pay to be too quick, though. Most of us like to wait at least 24 hours to give any lingering demons time to pack their duffel bags and clear out.

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