I want to know the picture and origin of the D flag!

Rabbit Sea Supervisor: Are you here to apply? What business do you know. ?

Xiao Bing: I know the nautical signal semaphore.

Rabbit Marine Monitor: "The steering gear of this ship is damaged." Which flag to fly?

Soldier: D-shaped flag.

Rabbit Sea Supervisor: Well, this is too simple. "This is China's territorial waters." Which flag should be displayed in the semaphore?

Soldier: D-shaped flag.

Rabbit Sea Supervisor:...

Rabbit Sea Supervisor:...

Rabbit Sea Supervisor: "Stop fishing immediately", which flag to hang?

Soldier: D-shaped flag.

Rabbit Marine:...

Rabbit Marine: "Well, England needs everyone to do their duty, including all carrots." Which flag to fly?

Soldier: D-shaped flag.

Rabbit Sea Supervisor: Good boy, you answered all the questions correctly, this is your offer...

Baboons, monkeys, Japan:...

This is a joke It was made very clear at the beginning that the ship's steering gear was damaged. This was to tell the ship that it was difficult to operate the ship by itself and let everyone avoid it.

England needs everyone to fulfill their duties, which was what Nelson famously said before the Battle of Trafalgar. The command

In short, the meaning of the D-flag is to leave me alone

The D-flag itself means "It is difficult to maneuver my ship, please give way." The joke circulating on the Internet now is It is said that no matter what actions the Coast Guard intends to take against Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. at sea, they will only fly the D flag and act as if the ship cannot control the ship before ramming it, so that they suffer a dumb loss. Subtext: You deserve to be hit to death

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Vietnamese media: Vietnamese fishing boat was surrounded and rammed by 18 Chinese ships

Vietnamese fishing boat that was "crashed"

Vietnamese fishing boat whose anchor was “shot” into the wooden hull and was damaged”

According to Vietnam’s Youth Daily report on May 28, Vietnam recently accused Chinese ships of "attacked" Vietnamese fishing boats in the waters of the Paracel Islands, calling the move a "violation of international maritime law." Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liang Thanh Ngai said in a statement on the evening of the 27th: "This is a very serious situation. (This move) violates Vietnam's sovereignty and threatens the lives and property of Vietnamese fishermen."

Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Ngai claimed that this "attack" violated the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. "Vietnam is firmly opposed and requires China to seriously investigate and handle the matter strictly, and compensate Vietnamese fishermen for the losses caused." Liang Qingyi also said that officials from the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on the 26th and informed the Chinese representatives File a diplomatic protest.

According to reports, the captain of the Vietnamese fishing boat Tran Van Trung (transliteration) who was "attacked" said that the "attack" occurred on May 20 when he and 15 crew members were in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, in the Paracel Islands. About 27 nautical miles away from Zhizun County, the province, they were surrounded by 18 Chinese ships. The report claimed that the incident occurred in waters considered to be the "Vietnam Exclusive Economic Zone". Chinese ships kept forcing Chen to steer the ship away. Chen Wenzhong also claimed that the Chinese military took photos and videos of them.

Later, a red boat rammed a Vietnamese fishing boat twice, causing property losses worth about 100 million VND (approximately US$4,689) to the fishermen.

Japanese Coast Guard yelled at the Diaoyu Islands: The approach of Chinese government ships has become dangerous

On May 26, Japanese right-wingers, under the cover of the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship, entered China’s territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands. Three Chinese maritime surveillance ships went to expel them.

In the video, after seeing the maritime surveillance ship approaching, the Japanese patrol ship began to obstruct the Chinese side from approaching the Japanese right-wing fishing boat.

However, the slogans displayed on the Japanese patrol boats seemed to be that the approaching Chinese official ships were in great danger.

In 1803, British Fleet Commander Nelson led the fleet to fight against the French and Spanish fleets. In October 1805, he launched a fierce naval battle at Cape Trafalgar, annihilating 15 enemy ships, and won a complete victory.

In this famous naval battle, British Fleet Commander Nelson creatively used some signal flags of different colors and patterns to communicate between fleets, overcoming the command difficulties caused by the inconvenience of maritime communications, and played a key role in the battle. Its role has become an important factor in achieving victory in naval battles. Later, navigators and navies from Britain, Portugal, the United States, France, Spain and other countries followed suit and each developed easily identifiable signals for use in navigation and combat. In 1817, Captain Mariette of the British Navy compiled a complete signaling system, which was internationally recognized. The signal flags currently in use have been continuously modified and improved on this basis. Initially, this set of nautical signal flags had 16 flags, capable of expressing 9,000 sets of sentences. By 1897, it had increased to 26 flags.

After World War I, the British government proposed revising the "Universal Letters" and submitted it to the Universal Telecommunications Conference for review. On New Year's Day, 1934, the international communication signal flag was officially used in the world.

The use of signal flags for communication on ships has a history of more than 400 years. Because the use of flags for communication has the advantage of being very simple, even though modern communication technology is quite advanced today, this simple communication method is still retained, and various signal flags are still hung on ships, becoming an important method of short-range communication. Way.

There are currently 40 signal flags commonly used internationally, divided into 4 types:

The first is the letter flag: A, B, C, D, E ...***26 sides, the shape is rectangular and dovetail.

The second type is the number flag: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... ***10 flags, all in trapezoidal shape.

The third type is the substitute flag, which has 3 sides, all in the shape of a triangle. Its function is to use it instead when the letter flags and number flags are not enough.

The fourth type is the answer flag, which has only one side and is also trapezoidal in shape. It is used when answering questions from other ships.

When communicating with signals, signal flags can be used alone or in combination to express different meanings. Usually two or three signal flags are hung to indicate common daily content. For example, when sending off our fleet of ships for a visit, the main mast of the visiting ship hung a group of flags to say hello to the leader: one group is "LBF" and the other group is "LBV", which means: "Warmly welcome the leader's guidance" and "Greetings to the leader." Chief’s tribute.” Navy Ship 113 visited Southeast Asia for the first time. Before leaving Shanghai, it hung two sets of flags: "LBN" and "LBZ" to the navy chief, military officers and soldiers, and the visited country's envoys to China. It means: "Thank you for your concern and encouragement, and ensure the completion of the mission." "Thank you, goodbye!" When foreign warships entered our territorial waters, the main mast of the ship I went to greet hung a welcome flag group: "WTC", It means: "Welcome to China". When foreign warships visit and enter the port, my ships parked in the port must also fly the "WTC" flag group. When foreign warships leave the dock after their visit, the ships moored at the dock must fly the farewell flag: "DB", which means: "Goodbye".

The most solemn etiquette on a ship is "hanging the full flag". The full flag is a ceremony in which a naval ship hangs the national flag and military flag according to regulations during the day, and hangs signal flags from the bow of the ship through the mast to the stern of the ship. It is used to welcome heads of state, heads of government, senior military generals and visiting foreign warships, as well as when anchored in foreign ports during major festivals, grand events, and overseas visits. The arrangement of communication flags is two squares and one pointed one, and the swallow-tail flag can be used as a square flag. However, there are some special requirements when flying full flags: communication flags with the same pattern as national flags of various countries must not be flown, and single flags used to represent combat, nuclear defense, chemical defense, and air raid defense must not be flown. A single flag among the flags does not mean anything. Hanging a single signal flag indicates the most urgent, important or commonly used content. For example, flying the letter A flag means "there are divers under my boat, please move away from my boat slowly"; flying the letter O flag means "someone has fallen into the water" and so on.

The meaning of a single signal flag is as follows:

A: There is a diver below me, please move away from me slowly.

B: I am loading and unloading explosives.

C: Yes (indicates permission).

D: I am not good at manipulation, please avoid me.

E: I'm turning right.

F: My machine is out of order, please contact me.

G: I need a pilot.

H: There is a pilot on my ship.

I: I am turning left.

J: There is a fire on my ship, and there are dangerous goods on board. Please stay away from me.

K: I would like to correspond with you.

L: You should stop the boat immediately.

M: My ship has stopped and has no speed against the water.

N: No (disagree).

O: Someone fell into the water.

P: Hanging "P" in the port means: Our ship is about to sail out to sea, and all crew members should return to the ship (the "P" flag must be hung on the foremast top). When used by fishing boats at sea , meaning "my net gets tangled in an obstacle."

Q: Our ship is not infected with the epidemic, please be exempted from quarantine.

R: My ship has stopped moving. You must be careful when passing my ship.

S: I retreat at full speed.

T: Don’t pass by my bow.

U: You are in the danger zone.

V: I need help.

W: I need medical assistance.

X: Stop implementing your actions and pay attention to my signals.

Y: I'm walking anchor.

Z: I need a tugboat.

The International Signal Flag System is a flag communication system between ships that allows ships to quickly and clearly indicate their intentions. This system is part of the International Code of Signals.

There are several ways to communicate with flags:

Use different flags to represent different Latin letters or numbers to form a string;

Each signal flag also represents a It has an independent meaning and has established standards; for example, the A flag itself means "this ship is supporting divers and cannot sail".

One or more flags can form a code, and both parties can consult the code manual to understand the meaning of the code. An example is the Bovham number code system adopted by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Trafalgar.

In sailing competitions, flags have different meanings; for example, the P flag means "the race is about to start, please get ready".