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Author: XhosaNavy
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English[en]
Between a merchant ship and warship - when a merchant ship passes a warship at a distance of approximately 600 meters apart, the merchant ship dips her ensign as a sign of respect to the warship, as if to say "I surrender", and the warship will do likewise.
Xhosa[xh]
Phakathi kweenqanawa zorhwebo nezemfazwe - xa iqanawa yorhwebo idlula eyemfazwe kumgama omalunga neemitha ezingama-600, inqanawa yorhwebo itshonisa uphawu lwayo ukunika imbeko kwinqanawa yemfazwe, ngokungathi ithi "Ndiyanikezela", kwaye neyemfazwe yenza njalo.