Amver pennant, blue. Synthetic fibre, machine-sewn. Hoist, cotton blend with two brass grommets. Swallow-tailed shape. Dark blue with a white band across the centre with ‘AMVER’ printed in dark blue letters.

AMVER (Atlantic Merchant Vessel Emergency Reporting System). Sponsored by the US Coastguard, a computer-based voluntary global ship reporting system, used by search and rescue authorities to assist the crews of ships in distress at sea