"Storm King" abcd@wxyz wrote in

What is strange is that the guy in front of the upper binoculars is
using a small optical telemeter.

I had no idea that they were still used.

Why is it so small, the WW 2 versions of these instruments were much
larger.




probably keep track of the distance from the shore line
would be major loss of face to run aground, like the The USS Missouri
grounding in 17 January 1950 when the battleship ran aground while sailing
out of Chesapeake Bay.