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Pure speculation but here it goes, Watch standers may have become complacent and reliant on transponders giving them huge contact returns on their radar screens. I recall standing those watches and there is a lot of clutter in those areas ( Singapore, Hong Kong, Arabian gulf etc.) so to make it easier to see "legitimate ( IFF, Xpdr) tracks" you declutter. I would like to hear the Starboard lookout, and his reports were during that time. I hope everything is on the DDR (digital data recorder) and is recoverable.
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