"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"The Raven" wrote in message
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"Mike Keown" wrote in message
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Heard a curious conversation on a late night talk show.
One of the speakers said: " If you ever see a warship
flying its national ensign (flag) upside down it means that
the crew has mutinied and taken over the vessel..." Is that true? If
so,
is
it a international sign known to all sailors
and what mutiny originated it?

Never heard that myself and it would seem to be a silly thing to do if
you're a mutineer. Anyone could tell you had mutinied and may therefore
not
be trusted (or an obvious enemy to be captured).


Unless you WANT people to know your a mutineer

The ships taken over by mutineers at the Nore ran up
red flags IRC


There may be instances where you'd want to identify yourself as a mutineer
or defector but, on the whole it's probably uncommon.


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The Raven
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