I've never heard that before. Out here, the only thing I can
think of would be that they're warning you off, but that doesn't
seem to be the right sound. You could call the CG and ask.
Maybe they know something about the situation.

"Donal" wrote in message
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Yesterday, as we approached a large, anchored, oil tanker, it gave one
short blast. About a minute later it gave three short blasts.


Does anybody know what this meant?

At the time, there were few other boats in the vicinity. The tide was
about to turn. In fact the ship changed its attitude by 90 degrees over
the
following 15-20 minutes. I noticed some smoke from the funnel for a
couple
of minutes.

Do these ships "drive around" when at anchor? Would they indicate a
starboard turn, and then an astern signal?

I tried calling them up on the radio, but there was no reply.



Regards


Donal
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