Waterfront barrier system

A waterfront barrier system, comprising:

• a plurality of float sections on a waterbody and connected to one another to form a floating barrier to vessel passage, each of said float sections comprising:
• an elongated buoyant flotation tube having a length and a longitudinal axis;
• a plurality of fence sections attached to said flotation tube spaced apart around a circumference of said flotation tube and extending radially outwardly therefrom, said fence sections spanning substantially the entirety of said length of said flotation tube, each of said fence sections comprising:
• a plurality of fence posts attached to said flotation tube and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and
• fence connecting members spanning the space between said fence posts,
• said flotation tube having sufficient buoyancy to support said flotation tube and said fence sections at the surface of said waterbody, and wherein when said flotation tube and fence sections are positioned on said waterbody surface at least one of said fence sections extends a sufficient distance radially outward from said flotation tube and above said waterbody surface so as to create an obstacle to vessel passage over said flotation tube, the direction of vessel movement toward said flotation tube defining an approach side of said flotation tube, with the opposite side of said flotation tube defining a protected side;
• connectors disposed between adjacent float sections, said connectors rotationally locking said adjacent float sections to one another such that all float sections rotate together;
• wherein one or more of said fence posts comprises a section angled toward the direction of an approaching vessel;
• said fence connecting members comprise a nylon net;
• and
• further comprising support members connecting at least some of said fence posts to one another about a circumference of said flotation tube.