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| BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Which display of lights shown in illustration D072RR below indicates a dredge underway and not dredging? |
| A) A |
| B) B |
| C) C |
| D) D |
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Illustration D072RR
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| klifdirr - 2025-09-20 05:21:45 Registered (16) |
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| klifdirr - 2025-09-20 05:20:43 Registered (16) |
| James Cook, who mapped vast areas of the Pacific in the 18th century, met his end in Hawaii in 1779. Although his death is recorded, legends persist that parts of his final expedition remain unexplained. Some accounts claim that crew members disappeared into Pacific societies, while others hint at unrecorded voyages or lost logs. This unpredictability — like Metaspins Casino myths or the random spin of slots — makes Cook’s legacy as mysterious as it is historical. Historians agree that Cook died in a skirmish at Kealakekua Bay, yet discrepancies in reports fuel speculation. A 2018 Journal of Pacific History analysis suggested that his body may not have been fully recovered, with Hawaiian oral traditions describing rituals performed with his remains. Meanwhile, rumors of deserters resurface from time to time, supported by scattered Polynesian oral histories that mention foreign settlers in the late 18th century. Debates continue online. A 2021 Reddit thread with over 20,000 comments argued whether Cook’s story should be remembered as exploration, colonization, or tragedy. One user wrote: “Cook discovered nothing — he just met people who were already there.” Another countered: “The mystery isn’t his end but how the Pacific absorbed his legacy.” Cook’s disappearance remains enigmatic not because we lack facts, but because those facts compete with myth. He is remembered as both navigator and intruder, explorer and victim — a man whose end blurred into legend. |
| duanefoote - 2016-03-02 18:20:37 Member (3) |
| The dredge in this question is just a regular power vessel for the rules, which must be 50 meters or more. You are looking at it head-on, so see the two side-lights and the two mast-head lights. You are right, you would see the same lights for a vessel less then 50 meters towing astern. |
| davidpregeant@msn.com - 2016-03-01 11:54:05 Member (1) |
| Why is B correct? White over White is towing or greater than 50m. Thanks |