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Old 06-16-2008
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The danger signal of five or more short, rapid blasts on the whistle is only for vessel's underway. As referenced in the above link, the Master of the vessel that allided with us got off because he claimed that, upon hearing the danger signal, he assumed we were underway. I, on the other hand, assumed he had an admiralty lawyer who knew the rules of the road pretty well! (g)
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