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Plain red swallow-tail: dangerous cargo.
Also known as: Bravo (phonetic), Red forked flag on a boat
A solid red swallow-tail. It means the vessel is taking on, discharging or carrying dangerous goods, which is why it is a common sight at a fuel berth.
Flown alone, Bravo signals that the vessel is taking in, discharging or carrying dangerous goods.
This is the meaning when the flag is flown alone. In a two- or three-letter group it is simply the letter, and the code book gives the group's meaning.
Contexts: Navigation
A plain red swallow-tailed flag, cut into two points at the fly and carrying no other device.
One of the code's twenty-six letter flags.