I’m sure this is not a new thing, but I just found out about it, and I think it’s pretty neat!

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    I was perusing that map recently. Was kinda funny seeing a bunch of ships with clearly Russian names like “Admiral Yuri Dolgoruky” or “Cosmonaut Eugene Ponasenko” under Mongolian flag, of all others Yeah, the landlocked country. I guess there’s nothing wrong with landlocked country owning ships, but I just could’t get this meme out of my head

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      “Flag of convenience”. It’s like when a corporation is headquartered in the Caiman Islands.

      My favourite meme is Hungary once being run by an admiral.