Ships under the SM flag

Skydex collections hold 2 ships registered in SM, logged by 3 pilots. Most of them are cargo ships. Almost nobody has caught a hull under it. Registry comes from the MMSI prefix in the AIS signal — the flag state, which for most merchant traffic is not the owner’s country.

Vessels

Spotters

First caught by lcameron on 2026-10-20.

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Questions

How many SM-flagged ships have Skydex players caught?

2 vessels.

How do you know a ship flies the SM flag?

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