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The trail of disturbed water left behind a moving vessel.

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Astern Bearing Byz Chart Datum COG DR Leeway Leading Lights NOAA Parallel Rule Running Fix SOG Transit Height of Tide Tidal Range Spring Tide Neap Tide Rule of Twelfths Drying Height Under-Keel Clearance Standard Port Secondary Port Tidal Diamond Air Draught Traffic Separation Scheme

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