You are underway in mid-ocean when you hear a distress message. The position of the sender is 150 miles away. No other vessel has acknowledged the d...

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You are underway in mid-ocean when you hear a distress message.  The position of the sender is 150 miles away.  No other vessel has acknowledged the distress.  Your maximum speed is 5 knots and due to the seriousness of the distress, you cannot arrive on scene to provide effective assistance. What action should you take?

Accepted Answer

Use the signal MAYDAY RELAY and transmit the distress message.

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