What is the radar signature of the Fitz? With the radar evading structure she might have appeared on the Crystal’s radar as a small target like a fishing vessel without AIS. And if the Fitz was running dark, who knows what they were thinking in the Crystal’s wheelhouse.
Many years ago on a regular run with a, for those days, large bulkcarrier out of Moji at night, with fishing vessels everywhere, in addition to the whistle we would switch on the decklights so that the fishermen could see the monster bearing down on them and get out of the way.