The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Sea Terms

A distinguishing light carried by a pilot vessel, or exhibited by a vessel being overtaken by another.

The drag or sea-anchor, boat compass, flare-up light, mast-head light, anchor light and the boatswain's call
The drag or sea-anchor, boat compass, flare-up light, mast-head light, anchor light and the boatswain's call
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