Smith also testified he saw the Heather Lynne II's anchor ball secured to the site of the collision a day later.
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Smith said he found the anchor ball at the scene the next day and called the Coast Guard, which later retrieved it.
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Signalling was accomplished by hoisting a black anchor ball and a yellow and red striped flag on the mast during the day.
4.
He conceded that on the morning of the collision, he had watched a Coast Guard vessel mark the site with another anchor ball.
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Tuna fishermen often use an anchor ball, which is roughly the size of a beach ball and is attached to the anchor line, as a float that can be quickly released so the crew can fight a fish.
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