Ships under the China flag

7 vessels flying the flag of China have been caught in Skydex, by 3 spotters. Most of them are cargo ships. Almost nobody has caught a hull under it. The flag is read off the MMSI the vessel transmits, so it is the registry the ship sails under, not where it was built.

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First caught by ess on 2026-08-03.

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Questions

How many China-flagged ships have Skydex players caught?

7 vessels.

How do you know a ship flies the China flag?

From its MMSI: the first three digits are the Maritime Identification Digits of the country the ship is registered in.