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 STATUS Updates

Anyone can submit a status update for a buoy
Valid status: Checked, Damaged, Deployed, Missing, Moved, Removed, Repaired, Storage, Swapped, Updated
Send info: Site name, Status, Your name, Date of status, Comments
Please send to:   

 NOTSHIP # = Notices to Shipping Number -
supplied by CCG when you call in a Notice to Shipping

Current Year SOS BUOY STATUS

Site Name Record Date Buoy Status NOTSHIP# Latitude Longitude Comment
Alexandria 7/28/2009 Damaged C9999 N43 43.741 W79 12.678  
Belly Dumper 5/17/2009 Deployed C792/09 N45 01.66 W74 50.69  
Belly Dumper 10/12/2009 Removed C2254/09 N45 01.66 W74 50.69  
C. B. Benson 6/5/2009 Deployed C1066/09 N42 46.262 W79 14.609 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
C. B. Benson 10/29/2009 Removed C2427/09 N42 46.262 W79 14.609 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1065/09 C1066/09, C1068/09, C1069/09 AND C1070/09
Carlingford 6/5/2009 Deployed C1065/09 N42 39.288 W79 28.597 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
Carlingford 10/29/2009 Removed C2427/09 N42 39.288 W79 28.597 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1065/09 C1066/09, C1068/09, C1069/09 AND C1070/09
City of Sheboygan 6/20/2009 Deployed C1256/09 N44 04.558 W76 44.068 Also Annie Falconer C1253/09, Aloha & Effie Mae C1252/09
Colonial 6/30/2009 Deployed C1418/09 N42 15.062 W082 04.289 This NOTSHIP replaced C1391/09
Colonial 11/2/2009 Removed C2453/09 N42 15.062 W082 04.289 Cancels C1391/09 or C1418/09.
Comet 6/20/2009 Deployed C1259/09 N44 08.328 W76 35.071  
Conestoga 7/9/2009 Deployed C1504/09 N44 46.75 W75 23.58  
Conestoga 11/1/2009 Removed TBD N44 46.75 W75 23.58 Cancels C1504/09
Cornwall 6/20/2009 Deployed C1260/09 N44 08.267 W76 37.144  
Eastcliffe Hall 10/12/2009 Removed No Deploy on file N44 55.48 W75 06.07  
Fred Mercur 5/31/2009 Deployed C985/09 N45 02.050 W074 37.315  
Fred Mercur 12/7/2009 Removed C2666/09 N45 02.050 W074 37.315 CANCELS WRITTEN NOTSHIP C985/09
George A. Marsh 6/20/2009 Deployed C1263/09 N44 07.610 W76 36.168 Also Frontnac C1262/09
George Finnie 6/5/2009 Deployed C1069/09 N42 40.087 W79 36.250 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
George Finnie 10/29/2009 Removed C2427/09 N42 40.087 W79 36.250 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1065/09 C1066/09, C1068/09, C1069/09 AND C1070/09
George T. Davie 6/20/2009 Deployed C1264/09 N44 06.815 W76 34.804  
Glendora 6/20/2009 Deployed C1265/09 N44 08.558 W76 38.052 Also Mapleglen C1267/09, KPH C1266/09
Henry C. Daryaw 5/11/2009 Deployed TBD N44 31.566 W75 45.755  
Hoople Creek Bridge 6/27/2009 Deployed TBD N44 59.429 W074 55.587  
Hoople Creek Bridge 10/12/2009 Removed C2255/09 N44 59.429 W074 55.587 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1566/09
J.C. Morrison 5/8/2009 Deployed C639/09 N44 22.662 W079 41.20  
J.C. Morrison 10/28/2009 Removed C2412/09 N44 22.662 W079 41.20 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C639/09 - Buoy was damaged by vandals and lost by various divers and the city who did not communicate finding to SOS via FAX & Website info on the buoy.
Julia B. Merill 5/12/2009 Deployed C659/09 N43 37.139 W79 26.743  
Kinghorn 5/12/2009 Deployed TBD N44 22.597 W75 55.900 Has yellow flashing light (FL4S)
Lock 22 10/12/2009 Removed No Deploy on file N44 58.458 W75 0.057  
Lycoming 6/26/2009 Deployed C1390/09 N42 15.077 W081.53.390  
Lycoming 11/2/2009 Removed C2452/09 N42 15.077 W081.53.390 Cancels C1390/09
Lyman Davis 5/12/2009 Deployed C657/09 N43 36.132 W079 24.996  
Mille Roche Power House 5/17/2009 Deployed C791/09 N45 01.30 W74 49.86  
Mille Roche Power House 10/12/2009 Removed C2253/09 N45 01.30 W74 49.86  
Munson 6/20/2009 Deployed C1268/09 N44 12.533 W76 36.458 Also SM Douglas C1270/09 Queen Mary C1269/09
Muscallonge 5/11/2009 Deployed TBD N44 36.290 W75 39.191  
Niagara 6/5/2009 Deployed C1070/09 N42 44.310 W79 36.285 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
Niagara 10/29/2009 Removed C2427/09 N42 44.310 W79 36.285 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1065/09 C1066/09, C1068/09, C1069/09 AND C1070/09
Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk 5/24/2009 Deployed C906/09 N43 14.769 W79 17.075 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
Port Dalhousie/Tiller Wk 10/1/2009 Removed C2189/09 N43 14.769 W79 17.075 Cancels C906/09. Bouy and block were dragged by ship.
Raleigh 6/5/2009 Deployed C1067/09 N42 51.926 W79 09.254 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
Raleigh 9/6/2009 Removed C2011/09 N42 51.926 W79 09.254 Found floating on its side. Cancels C1067/09
Robert Gaskin 5/11/2009 Deployed TBD N44 35.358 W75 40.625 Has yellow flashing light (FL4S) and radar reflector
Rothesay 5/14/2009 Deployed C711/09 N44 42.009 W75 31.605  
Rothesay 10/15/2009 Removed C2285/09 N44 42.009 W75 31.605 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C711/09
Sligo 5/1/2009 Deployed C554/09 N43 36.900 W79 27.088 Nopt sure why I have 2 deployed for the same site…
Sligo 5/12/2009 Deployed C656/09 N43 36.900 W79 27.088  
Stone Wreck - JG McGrath 6/5/2009 Deployed C1068/09 N42 40.076 W79 23.780 Flashing Yellow Light (FL4S) and Radar Reflector
Stone Wreck - JG McGrath 10/29/2009 Removed C2427/09 N42 40.076 W79 23.780 CANCEL WRITTEN NOTSHIP C1065/09 C1066/09, C1068/09, C1069/09 AND C1070/09
Wolf Islander II 6/20/2009 Deployed C1271/09 N44 13.554 W76 25.043  

List of all sites

Sorry for the messy table, the DB query broke and little time to fix it!

ErieQuest George Stone N41 53.247 W082 33.24
ErieQuest Jay Gould N41 51.530 W082 24.608
ErieQuest Northern Indiana N41 53.879 W082 30.599
ErieQuest Specular N41 49.373 W082 32.170
ErieQuest Tazmania N41 47.300 W082 29.790
ErieQuest Tioga N41 53.058 W082 35.339
Niagara Divers Assn C. B. Benson N42 46.262 W079 14.609
Niagara Divers Assn Carlingford N42 39.288 W079 28.597
Niagara Divers Assn George Finnie N42 40.087 W079 36.250
Niagara Divers Assn J. G. McGrath N42 40.076 W079 23.780
Niagara Divers Assn Niagara N42 44.310 W079 36.285
Niagara Divers Assn Port Dalhousie Wk N43 14.769 W079 17.075
Niagara Divers Assn Raleigh N42 51.926 W079 09.254
Preserve Our Wrecks City of Sheboygan N44 04.558 W076 44.068
Preserve Our Wrecks Comet N44 08.328 W076 35.071
Preserve Our Wrecks Cornwall N44 08.267 W076 37.144
Preserve Our Wrecks George A. Marsh N44 07.610 W076 36.168
Preserve Our Wrecks George T. Davie N44 06.815 W076 34.804
Preserve Our Wrecks Glendora N44 08.558 W076 38.052
Preserve Our Wrecks Katie Eccles N44 00.58 W076 44.53
Preserve Our Wrecks Munson N44 12.533 W076 36.458
Preserve Our Wrecks Olive Branch N43 55.83 W076 44.23
Preserve Our Wrecks Wolf Islander II N44 13.554 W076 25.043
SOS Hamilton Confederation Wk #1 N W
SOS Huron Shores Bayfield Dredge N43 32.8 W081 49.6
SOS Huron Shores Boneyard N43 44.267 W081 44.000
SOS Huron Shores Lifeboat of Shelter Bay (Labour Day wk) N43 44.650 W081 43.900
SOS Huron Shores North of Harbour Wk N43 45.200 W081 43.995
SOS Huron Shores Wexford N43 24.06 W081 53.30
SOS Manitoulin Emma E. Thompson N W
SOS Manitoulin Northwind N W
SOS Ottawa Belly Dumper N45 01.66 W074 50.69
SOS Ottawa Conestoga N44 46.75 W075 23.58
SOS Ottawa Eastcliffe Hall N44 55.48 W075 06.07
SOS Ottawa Hoople Creek Bridge N45 01.30 W074 49.86
SOS Ottawa Lock 22 N44 58.458 W75 0.057
SOS Ottawa Mille Roche Power House N45 01.30 W074 49.86
SOS Ottawa Red Pine Bay N45 27.916 W076 23.933
SOS Ottawa Rothesay N44 41.980 W075 31.630
SOS Port Dover 17 Fathom Wk N42 39.103 W080 03.145
SOS Port Dover Brown Brothers N42 37.647 W080 00.912
SOS Port Dover Crystal Wk N42 27.149 W080 16.529
SOS Port Dover Tradewind N42 25.516 W080 12.056
SOS Port Dover Wilma N42 42.140 W080 02.068
SOS Sarnia Gladstone N43 00.344 W082 24.528
SOS Sarnia Sachem ?N43 09.90? ?W082 18.36?
SOS Sarnia Sweetheart ?N42 02.69? ?W082 23.289?
SOS Thousand Islands Ash Island Barge  N44 21.504  W79 59.807
SOS Thousand Islands Henry C. Daryaw N44 31.566 W075 45.755
SOS Thousand Islands Kinghorn N44 22.597 W075 55.900
SOS Thousand Islands Lillie Parsons N44 33.332 W075 43.122
SOS Thousand Islands Muscallonge N44 36.290 W075 39.191
SOS Thousand Islands Pentland / FA Georger (aka: Twisted Sisters) N44 24.89 W075 50.96
SOS Thousand Islands Robert Gaskin N44 35.358 W075 40.625
SOS Toronto Alexandria N43 43.741 W079 12.678
SOS Toronto J.C. Morrison N44 22.662 W079 41.20
SOS Toronto Julia B. Merill N43 37.139 W079 26.743
SOS Toronto Lyman Davis N43 36.132 W079 24.996
SOS Toronto Sligo N43 36.900 W079 27.088
SOS Windsor Colonial N42 15.062 W082 04.289
SOS Windsor Lycoming N42 15.077 W081 53.390

 

HOW-TO...

All SOS Buoy locations MUST be Reviewed
Contact:  for info.

All SOS Buoys MUST meet Private-Aids-to-Navigation Standards
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/tp/tp14799/menu.htm

All Buoys when deployed MUST be reported to the CCG
Notices-to-Shipping (NOTSHIP).
 Buoys are typically seasonal and Notices-to-Shipping must be cancelled when buoy removed for winter.

WORDING of NOTSHIP is SIMPLE:
"<buoy_type: Conical, Drum, Spar > mooring buoy (Orange and White) <optional: with yellow flashing light Fl Y 4s>
<optional: and radar reflector> permanently established in Latitude DD MM.mmmN, Longitude DDD MM.mmmW,
for the season marking the <site_type> <site_name>"

The contact for issuing Notices to Shipping is:
CCG MCTS Centre, 1-800-265-0237 or (519) 337-6360,  Ask for: Notice-to-Shipping
  OR EMAIL MCTS at  NotshipC&A@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The NOTSHIP Number MUST be submitted to the SOS Buoy Database
for Tracking, Liability and Cancellation purposes.

CCG NOTSHIP LISTINGS ONLINE:
 Canadian Coast Guard - Local Notices to Shipping - (NOTSHIP)
 

FREE coordinate conversion tool from Recreational Standard:  DD MM.mmm
to older style used by many: DD MM SS.s
Degree/Minute/Second Converter
 

SOS & Chapter/Affiliate liability
(in case of collision) Liability is reduced by:
Obtaining placement Review for the buoy location well in advance of deployment,
Meeting Private Aid to Navigation standards,
Having Yellow Reflective and/or solar powered lighting - FL Y 4s
Issuing/Correcting/Canceling Notices to Shipping (NOTSHIP) upon deployment, status change and removal,
Checking regularly and Maintaining Buoys.
 

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