First they took away Time and Temperature, now Dial-A-Buoy

[bsangs]

You just can't get anything with a simple phone call anymore.

https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/noaas-dial-a-buoy-hangs-it-up-

I used this for fun a few times, but seems completely warranted in today's age.

 

[southofvictor]

there goes getting buoy reports on my flip phone…..

 

[bgary]

In semi-related news, I saw a notice to mariners indicating that the bell-buoy marking the entrance channel in Newport Beach is being removed and replaced with a "virtual bouy" - an AIS marker transmitted from somewhere else.

Of course, that's only useful if you have AIS....