A luxury yacht was found drifting at sea with no crew on board. The captain's logbook lay open on the desk, with the final entry written in a shaky hand: 'Storm approaching fast. Lowering the anchors now.' Coast Guard Inspector Hayes inspected the yacht and immediately realized the entry was a fake. Why?
Lowering anchors in deep sea
A yacht drifting at sea is in deep water where anchors cannot touch the bottom and would be useless against a storm; a real captain would head into open water or put out a sea anchor, not drop standard anchors.
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