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Another movie sextant
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2015 Apr 14, 20:49 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2015 Apr 14, 20:49 -0700
Here's another sextant from an old movie. It looks like a vernier sextant from c.1930 which would be consistent with the movie's production date. They are confirming their position near an uncharted island southwest of "2° S and 90° E, way west of Sumatra". There are only general comments regarding celestial. The captain mentions that he "got a good sight" and that they'll double-check "tomorrow noon". There's also a nice portrayal of a crewman tossing the lead as they approach shore calling out "by the deep... 30" and so on.
Name the movie.
Frank Reed
ReedNavigation.com
Conanicut Island USA
(we also have a walled district similar to the one on the island in this film)
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