What does a white marker wiht red stripes mean in the water?

Question

What does a white marker wiht red stripes mean in the water?

Answer 1

Not sure of your location, so this is a guess to which buoy it may be.  but if you can visit this site you will see the different navigation aids and you will be able to answer the question.

first location: http://www.uscgboating.org/SAFETY/aton/s...

Second location: http://www.uscgboating.org/SAFETY/aton/n...

Safewater mark - red and white vertical striped buoys : These aids are used to mark fairways, mid-channels, and offshore approach points, and have unobstructed water on all sides. They can also be used by the vessel operator transiting offshore waters to identify the proximity of intended landfall. Lighted/unlighted buoy may show a red topmark.

Answer 2

Go to this link to see for sure. A red and white striped buoy indicates a mid channel marker, safe water all around.

http://www.nauticalissues.com/en/iala.ht...

Answer 3

DANGER  ,,,,    DANGER  WILL    ROBINSON,,,,,,,DANGER  

Answer 4

depends where you live each country marks the channels differently.

Answer 5

Safe Water marker,

These are white with red vertical stripes and indicate unobstructed water on all sides. They mark mid-channels or fairways and may be passed on either side.

Answer 6

It means to NOT pass between the marker and the shore... that there are underwater problems such as rocks.    

Answer 7

it marks shallow water

Answer 8

It's a safe water marker. Used to be called a mid-channel buoy. Generally denotes a channel entrance, and if it's lighted it will display a white light which will flash one short and one prolonged, which is the Morse code letter "A". For this reason, they are also sometimes called "Mo Alfa buoys".