Introduced in 2005, Tideland’s SB-98 Emergency Wreck Marker buoy was developed in partnership with IALA to meet their demand for a stable platform (buoy) that supports a “startling bright colour” to ensure marines see the emergency marker. The “startling bright colour” is achieved by an alternating blue and yellow flashing sequence.
Marking a new wreck or danger to navigation with the SB-98 Emergency Wreck Marker along with the MLED-120SC yellow/blue flashing light – not so different from police or emergency vehicles ashore – heightens awareness that there is an emergency, that danger exists and the mariner must keep clear.
Deployment of the SB-98 – especially the highly conspicuous yellow/blue flashing light – will enhance safety in the high-risk period of a new wreck having occurred. The light can be made even more distinctive when a suite of such buoys are deployed around a wreck site and the flash characters are synchronized to all show the same flash/eclipse cycle at the same time by utilizing the optional integral GPS timer.
IALA article written by Trinity House (2.5Mb zip) |
