The ENDECO Type 1120 Station Keeping Buoy

The Type 1120 Station Keeping Buoy is designed to provide a cost-effective alternative to traditional, moored, ocean buoys. The Station Keeping Buoy is capable of being deployed from a location near shore, travelling to a pre-determined data collection site, and remaining at that site without the need for a mooring. When data collection needs change or when on-board experiments must be changed, the Station Keeping Buoy can be recalled to the deployment site. All of this can be accomplished without the need for an ocean-going vessel to carry the buoy to the data collection site, install moorings, or provide on-site service.