Question:

At noon, ship A was 12 nautical miles due north of ship B.

Last updated: 7/21/2022

At noon, ship A was 12 nautical miles due north of ship B.

At noon, ship A was 12 nautical miles due north of ship B. Ship A was sailing south at 12 knots (nautical miles per hour; a nautical mile is 2000 yards) and continued to do so all day. Ship B was sailing east at 9 knots and continued to do so all day. The visibility was 5 nautical miles. Did the ships ever sight each other?