Your vessel displaces 479 tons. The existing deck cargo has a center of gravity of 3.0 feet above the deck and weighs 16 tons. If you load 23 tons of anchor and anchor chain with an estimated center of gravity of 9 inches above the deck, what is the final height of the CG above the deck?

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Option D: 1.67 feet. Calculating the final composite center of gravity for deck cargo involves taking moments about the deck: (16 tons × 3.0 ft + 23 tons × 0.75 ft) divided by total weight (39 tons), yielding a final height of 1.67 feet above the deck.