If a clock on a ship indicates that it is $2$:$00PM$ in its home port, while another clock on the ship indicates that it is $12$:$00$ noon at the ship's present location, what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?

Select one:

A$.$ The ship is $2$ west of its home port.

B$.$ The ship is $30$ east of its home port.

C$.$ The ship is $30$ west of its home port.

D$.$ The ship is $2$ east of its home port.