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PRC flag flies on ROC ship into Taipei port

matamafia

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This is not an invasion by Red Navy nor 三通 but some foreign national sailor and foreign national captain on and ROC ship flying the wrong flag. Sailed into port by-passing all the 3 checks of the usual port authorities. It was discovered after berth on shore by police on the shore. Great joke in Taiwan.

Some heads will roll.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/081120/4/19r6i.html

扯!貨輪掛五星旗 闖三關進港
中時 更新日期:2008/11/20 04:35 吳政峰/基隆報導

國營陽明海運「YM FA HA」輪十九日清晨六時懸掛大陸五星旗,竟然連闖三關,躲過了基隆港航管中心、領港船與海巡隊的查核,停泊在基隆港東八碼頭卸貨。港警執行巡邏勤務,抬頭赫見五星紅旗迎風飄揚,直呼「真的太扯了!」急電船公司降下旗幟。

基隆港務警察局調查,陽明海運公司承租的九千噸、塞浦路斯籍貨輪「YM FA HA」法哈輪十九日從香港載貨後,清晨六時五十分許駛入基隆港,停泊東八碼頭卸貨。

上午九時許,有媒體記者臨時進入東八碼頭採訪海巡隊船艇操演,港東派出所員警依作業規定,趕赴碼頭監控港區安全。員警環顧碼頭四周,不經意地抬頭仰貨輪,赫見駕駛艙上主桅旗桿,懸掛大陸五星紅旗。

港警急電基隆港務局航政組人員、陽明海運船公司代表,登船降下旗幟。烏克蘭籍船長與水手才察覺擺了烏龍,原本主桅應懸掛進港國所在地的中華民國國旗,未料水手手忙腳亂掛錯。

「This is a mistake!I am sorry!」船長面紅耳赤,羞愧地向船公司代表、基隆港務局人員致歉,並指示水手立即降下五星紅旗,升上青天白日滿地紅的國旗。

基隆港務局航政組監理科說,商港法第廿五條明定,「船舶入港至出港時,應懸掛中華民國國旗,船籍國國旗與船舶電臺呼號旗。」一般而言,船隻中間的駕駛艙主桅,應懸掛進港所屬國國旗、船尾應懸掛船籍國國旗。

港務局表示,陽明法哈號主桅懸掛五星旗,船尾懸掛塞浦路斯國旗已違反商港法。船長與水手卸下五星旗後,已向港務局道歉其犯下的「不禮貌」行為。

為何貨船懸掛五星旗,而航管中心、領船員未發現?港務局表示,將進一步調查原因。港務局表示,多年前有貨輪懸掛五星旗,駛入基隆港。今年年中也發現貨輪懸掛五星旗,停泊台北港。不過,商港法未定罰則,港務局只能要求貨輪降下五星旗。

陽明海運基隆分公司表示,陽明公司民國六零年代成立迄今,昨天首次發現旗下的承租貨輪搞烏龍,掛錯旗幟。初步調查發現,貨輪進港前,水手從船艙櫥櫃取旗,但多面各國國旗未整理,「凌亂不堪」,水手才會錯拿五星旗,懸掛在主桅上,將全盤檢討改進缺失。
 
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