The SS AMERICAN MARINER is ready to load the cargo listed in table ST-0008 below. There is already 4184 tons of cargo on board with a KG of 27.8 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 25.8 feet. Taking the initial cargo of 4184 tons at KG 27.8 feet and integrating the weight and vertical moments listed in table ST-0008 produces a weighted average final cargo vertical center of gravity (KG) equal to 25.8 feet.