Flag J (Juliett)
ICS · J code word: Juliett pronounced: JEW-LEE-ETT Morse: ·−−−
In short: I am on fire and have dangerous cargo on board: keep well clear of me, or I am leaking dangerous cargo.
Single-letter meaning (Pub 102)
I am on fire and have dangerous cargo on board: keep well clear of me, or I am leaking dangerous cargo.
Morse sign
·−−−
Dot = short sound, dash = long (three times longer). Hear it in the Morse translator.
In plain English
One of the most serious signals in the code: fire with dangerous cargo on board, or a leak of such cargo. Keep well clear.
Where you will really see it
Tankers, gas and chemical carriers and ships with explosives. For everyone else the signal says: do not approach, and stay to windward if you can.
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