flying

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The White House described the ship as a "Venezuelan shadow fleet vessel deemed stateless after flying a false flag and had a judicial order" against it.

From BBC

Military aircraft landed at a small civilian airport in the Highlands before flying north during a US Coast Guard operation to board a Russia-bound tanker in the North Atlantic.

From BBC

It said: "The ship, initially flying a false flag, turned off its transponders while at sea and sought to reflag while being pursued."

From BBC

The White House said Wednesday that the oil tanker seized by US forces in the North Atlantic, which had claimed to be Russian-flagged, had been "deemed stateless after flying a false flag."

From Barron's

When the U.S. began pursuing the ship, it was a stateless vessel flying a false flag and subject to a judicial seizure order, the White House said.

From The Wall Street Journal