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Excerpt from A Directory of Names, Pennant Numbers and Addresses of All Members of the International Ship Masters' Association of the Great Lakes: Also a List of Vessels of the Great Lakes, American and Canadian, With Names and Addresses of Owners; Other Information of a Miscellaneous Nature of Interest in Shipping Circles on the Great Lakes; April, 1920 United states. Small Craft Warning. A red pennant indicates moderately strong winds will interfere with safe operation of small craft. No night display. Violent Storms are indicated by day signals comprising a square red flag with black square center and either a red or white pennant, and by night signals composed of lanterns, either red or red and white; the color and position of the pennants or lights showing the initial direction of the wind, as follows: Northeast Storm. Red pennant above square flag; or two red lanterns. One above the other. Southeast Storm. Red pennant below square flag; or one red lantern. Southwest Storm. White pennant below square flag; or white lantern below red lantern. Northwest Storm. White pennant above square flag; or white lantern above red lantern. Hurricane Warning. Two square flags, one above the other; or two red lanterns with white lantern between; indicates an extremely severe or dangerous storm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.