Nukutoa, 1965–1969 — earlier Bougainville Trading livery

The funnel is recorded for Nukutoa, owned from 1965 to 1969.

The current accepted register chronology distinguishes the earlier company from the later (1970) Ltd name. B697 is explicitly a 1965–1969 Nukutoa observation. Publish that earlier observation separately; do not imply ownership by the later named legal entity. The legal-continuity question remains open.

The retrieved evidence identifies the earlier company, but does not establish its legal relationship to the specifically named (1970) Ltd entity. The original linked livery is for Nukutoa before 1970. This scope mismatch requires review, not an unsupported assertion that the later company owned the earlier vessel.