Your vessel displaces 564 tons. The existing deck cargo has a center of gravity of 1.5 feet above the deck and weighs 41 tons. If you load 22 tons of ground tackle with an estimated center of gravity of 2.5 feet above the deck, what is the final height of the CG of the deck cargo?

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Option B: 1.85 feet. Finding the final vertical position of deck cargo requires summing moments: (41 tons × 1.5 ft) plus (22 tons × 2.5 ft), divided by the combined weight of 63 tons, resulting in a final height of 1.85 feet above the deck.