The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to load the cargo listed in table ST-0038 below. There is already 6422 tons of cargo on board with a KG of 26.6 feet. Use the white pages of the Stability Data Reference Book to determine the final KG of all the cargo after loading is completed.

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Option A: KG 24.9 feet. Performing a moments summation (total weight multiplied by vertical center of gravity) for the initial cargo and the specific weight entries in table ST-0038 results in a combined final cargo vertical center of gravity (KG) of 24.9 feet.