This is one of the few times I like the color image better. Did not expect the green strips. Since this is Region B, I assume that the water flows left to right?
Jeff, Markus - now things are getting complicated: this is a "Fahrwasserteilungstonne", see B.13 here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildtafel_der_Binnenschifffahrtszeichen_in_Deutschland
Markus is right about the direction.
Let's see if I simply can show it on google maps (sorry Markus) :
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And, Jeff, my guess is "right to left" here, which better explains the inclination of the buoy.
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A 2nd try, and I do hate google's cookie heap I have to accept just for commenting :(
Markus is right about the direction.
Let's see if I simply can show it on google maps (sorry Markus) :
http://goo.gl/maps/Qiz9u