Buoy that tells current news, history is back on duty

(Baltimore Sun) - Shot up and left for dead three months ago, the bright yellow buoy took just a few minutes yesterday to get its bearings and begin transmitting from the mouth of the Patapsco River. The $120,000 "smart buoy," part of the John Smith National Historic Water Trail, was badly damaged July 26, when vandals armed with a .22-caliber rifle blasted holes in the solar panels, the navigational light and electronic gear - more than 20 shots in all. The buoy, a year old, was hauled from the water for repairs in early August. Continued