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Originally Posted by Fidd
I believe I read an account of this where there was a picture of the 8 markers around the periphery which were used to synchronise movements of individual ships. I cannot recall the precise source, but it's hard to think this isn't well documented?
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I know radio room clocks used on some surface ships have markings like that to denote key times during the radio watch or between them, but eight minutes is far too short for zigs. I only have heard a half hour to an hour or so. It’s a recipe for disaster to expect merchant mariners to execute this every eight minutes. Even a crew trained in station keeping would be exhausted having to do this that frequently.