by Ivan Sache, 14 October 2000
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by Ivan Sache, 14 October 2000
A white pennant with the Hungarian national flag in the
middle, extending all over the pennant length, and a black anchor
over the national flag, shifted to hoist. The flag flies over the
Mahart building in the center of Budapest (Pest side). It can
also be seen very often in touristic leaflets, used as logo on a
blue rectangular background.
Mahart seems to have a kind of monopoly on sailing in Hungary, so
I suspect it is a national company or the privatized avatar of
the former national company during Communist period. In that
sense, it would have been a kind of unofficial civil ensign
Ivan Sache, 14 October 2000
MAHART = MAgyar HAjózási RT means Hungarian Shipping Co.
Ltd.
Information about MAHART (in English) at <www.mahart.hu>.
István Molnár, 15 October 2000
by Ivan Sache, 14 October 2000
Balatoni Hajózási RT. - A rectangular flag with seven
blue-white-blue-white-blue-white-blue horizontal stripes and a
red canton charged with letters BH in yellow. The canton is about
40% the length of the flag and extends vertically over three
stripes. My source is an advertizement in a TV-program. The
German text says: "In eight large yachting harbours on
Balaton lake, the largest lake in Europa, we welcome the yachtmen
with various facilities of the highest standard." The
advertizement shows both the Mahart and Balatoni Hajozasi RT
flags and refers to Mahart Balaton Schiffahrts AG. The
advertizement also says 'Alapitva 1846', which I would translate
as 'established 1846'. I understand that Balaton Hajozasi RT is a
division of Mahart. I wonder if it is not also a yacht-club.
Mahart Balaton has a website at <www.balaton.hu>.
Ivan Sache, 14 October 2000
Balaton Hajozasi RT is indeed a division of Mahart and also a
yacht-club. MAHART Lake Balaton Shipping Co. Ltd site also at
<www.mahart.hu>.
István Molnár, 15 October 2000
While watching a local TV newsprogramme, there was a piece
about the reduced water level in Hungary's Lake Balaton. A
brief view was shown of a vessel flying an ensign. The
ensign was too briefly seen to make a certain sketch, but it
appears to be barry blue and white (three or four blue bars I
think) with a redish orange canton sown with some small device in
gold in regular lines.
Andre Burgers, 9 September 2003
This was most probably the flag of the shipping company and
yacht club "Balatoni Hajozasi RT".
Ivan Sache, 9 September 2003
But this can't be an ensign, surely. Either andre see it
errorneously, or the vessel was using the flag improperly. The
standard hungarian ensign (same as the national flag) should be
used.
Zeljko Heimer, 9 September 2003
You are quite right. It was a very fleeting view as the camera
scanned past, but I did see a flag on a staff at what appeared to
be the vessel's stern. Therefore in the position an ensign would
normally occupy. That is why I asked the question. Maybe
they don't know the rules. They are a long way from the sea where
these rules arose and apply.
Andre Burgers, 11 September 2003
But they are not so far from Danube where the ships carrying
ensigns are more then common (and they have to hoist them all the
daylight time, since they are always near the "coast").
The same rules for ensigns apply to rivers, and they should be
quite aware of these...
Zeljko Heimer, 11 September 2003
During a recent visit to Hungary's capital, Budapest, pretty
much all (international) cruise ships anchored at the Danube pier
correctly flew their national ensign at the stern and the
Hungarian flag at the bow. Hungarian vessels flew the national
flag (=ensign) at the stern and some house flag at the bow.
Thorsten, 11 September 2003