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www0935
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 Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:46 pm Post subject: the usage of "flagged" |
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Please help me with the following sentence.
A Nato helicopter has reportedly been dispatched from a Canadian warship to investigate what is happening to the merchant vessel, flagged in Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines.
What does "flagged" mean here? Is its usage the same with "the Liberian-flagged Safmarine Asia"? Would you mind giving more examples?
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Bluegum
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| Yes, it's the same. Ships originally carried their national flags, but now they are often registered in small countries with less stringent rules and taxes, the so-called "flags of convenience" countries. |
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