You are underway in mid-ocean, when you hear a distress message over the VHF radio. The position of the sender is 20 miles away. What action should you take?
A
Immediately acknowledge receipt of the distress message.
B
Defer acknowledgment for a short interval so that a coast station may acknowledge receipt.
C
Do not acknowledge receipt until other ships nearer to the distress have acknowledged.
D
Do not acknowledge because you are too far away to take action.
E
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