Sybarite
Well-known member
Marine courtesy dictates that you dip your ensign once to a merchant marine boat and three times to a naval boat.
I occasionally did this for a naval boat and nearly always they responded accordingly.
Once there was a naval boat visiting from an African state and so I dipped. There was great screaming on board the frigate when it was clear the crew had no idea what the officer was getting on at.
Nowadys they just don't seem to bother at all. Anybody else dip?
John
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I occasionally did this for a naval boat and nearly always they responded accordingly.
Once there was a naval boat visiting from an African state and so I dipped. There was great screaming on board the frigate when it was clear the crew had no idea what the officer was getting on at.
Nowadys they just don't seem to bother at all. Anybody else dip?
John
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