The red flag of the sultanate and the house flag of the owners of the Picciola were hoisted.

The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules.

Coordinate term: unconstitutionality

It is not only of great service in keeping the boat in her due position on the sea, but also in creating a tendency immediately to recover from any sudden cant, or lurch, from a heavy wave; and it is besides beneficial in diminishing the violence of beating against the sides of the vessel which she may go to relieve.