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If it is an American ship flying American colors it is not sailing under false colors. Also, civilian merchants of the belligerents have been legitimate target
by vonmoltke 10y ago
If it is an American ship flying American colors it is not sailing under false colors. Also, civilian merchants of the belligerents have been legitimate targets of the enemy since the dawn of naval warfare. Whether or not they are armed is irrelevant.
- douche 10y agoMost American merchant vessels are not American-flagged... Liberia, I believe, is the most common flag for US shipping.