A question to those who may know. did the Endurance have running lights, ie Red, green & white at the mast head. As it sunk in 1915, I would assume it would have had ????????
The laws of Rhodes (2nd or 3rd century BC) already mentioned the obligation for ships and vessels to carry navigation lights, both while underway and at anchor.
In 1848, with the Steam Navigation Act, the United Kingdom required for the first time that navigation lights be red on the port side, green on the starboard side, and a white masthead light for steamships.
At the Washington Conference of 1889, the basis were laid for the international standardization of navigational aids, and a second white masthead light was added for steamships.
With the publication of SOLAS in 1960, the basis was established for the current Convention for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea. This Convention, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), entered into force in 1977…
So, from what I understand, I think so. But I doubt that they were the three (red, green and white) at the top of the bow mast.