"Bless yer, how should I know?"
"Let me take the light a minute."
"Wot fur?"
"I want to answer him."
"Fur wot?"
"Just for fun."
"All right."
He handed over the light and Jack flashed the message in Morse, "W-H-O A-R-E Y-O-U?" But there was no answering flashes and, after waiting a few minutes, the mate asked:
"Did yer send a message?"
"Asked them who they were, but I guess they don't know either," Jack told him.