capnsensible
Well-known member
Precisely. Loading diesel fuel was never the intention of that flag. It was primarily for explosives or highly volatile products; petrol, naptha, toluene for instance.
Should you ever sail in an area where bunkering is frequently conducted, you will always see both the bunker barge and the vessel being fuelled flying the flag. Replaced at night by an all round red, sometimes flashing.
I've personally seen this routinely in a lot of bunkering sites.