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  2. Sea of Thieves - Wikipedia

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    Sea of Thieves is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios. The player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies . The multiplayer game sees players explore an open world via a pirate ship from a first-person perspective .

  3. International maritime signal flags - Wikipedia

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    International maritime signal flags. International maritime signal flags are various flags used to communicate with ships. The principal system of flags and associated codes is the International Code of Signals. [ 1 ] Various navies have flag systems with additional flags and codes, and other flags are used in special uses, or have historical ...

  4. Maritime flag - Wikipedia

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    A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. Naval flags are considered important at sea and the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced. The flag flown is related to the country of registration: so much so that the word "flag" is often used symbolically as a metonym for ...

  5. International Code of Signals - Wikipedia

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    The International Code of Signals (INTERCO) is an international system of signals and codes for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters. Signals can be sent by flaghoist, signal lamp ("blinker"), flag semaphore, radiotelegraphy, and radiotelephony. The International Code is the most ...

  6. Skull and Bones (video game) - Wikipedia

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    As of 2017, Skull and Bones was marketed as a tactical action game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. [1] [2] Players take control of a minimally customizable pirate ship (which has a stamina bar; limiting movement speed), [3] [4] and may choose to sail the Indian Ocean on a single-player campaign, or gather up to five other players to ally in limited ...

  7. Ship registration - Wikipedia

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    Ship registration is the process by which a ship is documented and given the nationality of the country to which the ship has been documented. The nationality allows a ship to travel internationally as it is proof of ownership of the vessel. [1] International law requires that every ship be registered in a country, called its flag state. [2]

  8. Flying Dutchman - Wikipedia

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    Captain. Willem van der Decken. The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) [1][2][3] and of Dutch maritime ...

  9. List of flagships - Wikipedia

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    In its strictest sense, a flagship is any naval vessel on which a flag officer is embarked. Some navies have permanent flagships, a designation which may be either functional (ships specifically intended for use by a fleet commander) or ceremonial (a fleet's most prestigious vessel due to its age, size, or some special characteristic).