A smuggler claimed his boat struck a coral reef in pitch-black darkness, forcing him to jettison his illegal cargo overboard. Coast Guard Inspector Ray checked the smuggler's radar logs and immediately issued a citation for illegal dumping in a protected harbor. What caught the smuggler?
Radar recording
If it was pitch-black darkness and he claimed an unexpected accident, his radar would show erratic emergency movements or collision indicators. Instead, the radar log showed a slow, deliberate stationary pause in a designated shallow drop-zone.
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