ALPHA SHIPPING CO, SIA.

The flag is described as a swallowtail divided vertically white and bright blue. Although a FOTW contribution cites Brown 1995, Rosanoski could not find it in his copy and doubted that a company formed in December 1994 would appear there. He believed it came from the original Alpha website, from which he downloaded an image in 2005 while the site was under construction. By October 2010 the website used a stylised white “A” on blue, and he found no evidence of a flag using either design in the website or ship photographs.

A985 is based on Amber Vita on 11 August 2008. Vita on 10 March 2007 has narrower white funnel bands and apparently darker blue, although the photograph is dull and backlit.

A986 comes from Ocean Vita on 10 October 2007. Sea Vita on 10 January 2007 has a black funnel top and white extending at the base to the superstructure level. A further Sea Vita reference records the A986 funnel with its date written “3.6/2007”.

A987 is based on Sun Vita in the Shipspotting reference of 1 August 2006.

A988 is based on Sky Vita in the Shipspotting reference of 24 June 2006.