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You can literally just see where any ship in the world is (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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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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[–] drath@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

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

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 3 days ago

The lake is on the Russian border, so the Mongolian government operated vessels to serve in a similar capacity as the US Coast Guard does on the Great Lakes.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

"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.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Mongolia hasn't had a navy since the 1300s has it