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		dmix on Dec 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Norwegian frigate sinking has far-reaching implica... Interesting, I love modern journalism. Why doesn't the tanker have better lighting at the back of the ship? It seems to only be easily visible on the front-side from far away. Although I'm not trained to be able to spot a dark ship against the horizon it looked pretty challenging using the night view.

rue on Dec 12, 2018 [–]

Ship lighting is standardised and very specific (you can always tell which way a ship is facing by the lights for example).

I’m not an expert in visual science, but I suspect it is easier to tell _multiple_ ships apart when they have fewer lights.

ETA: https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/understandin...

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