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Shouldn't the question be, what flag did the ship actually fly? If kept in reserve for 30 years, did the ship ever actually fly the 1970 flag? If not, then the answer is obvious. If it actually flew both flags, then aren't both flags "correct" at a technical level? We don't select flags based
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