The yellow buoy, about 10 meters in diameter, is carrying what appears to be meteorological observation equipment. Japan lodged a protest with China and demanded the anchored float be immediately ...
The buoy, moored 1,000m (3,281ft) down, last transmitted in 2015 and was thought to be lost after unsuccessful efforts to retrieve it. On 9 February, the yellow buoy was found washed up next to ...
In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet).