It navigates a 90-minute voyage, flying that famous Black Ball flag – the oldest U.S. nautical flag still in use today. In 2018, Black Ball celebrated 200 years. In 2019, the M.V. Coho ...

PORT ANGELES — The red and black flag that flies above the iconic MV Coho ferry turns 200 this year, and Black Ball Ferry Line will celebrate the bicentennial at the Port Angeles Maritime Festival ...

The annual Black Ball flag at The Wedge. Another reminder summer’s almost here. It’s also a reminder for wave riders that it’s time to leave the boards in the trunk, on the car hood ...

In the 1960s, the black ball flag was introduced to Huntington Beach, much to the dismay of local surfers who previously enjoyed surfing whenever a swell hit, regardless of what time of day it was.

The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the flag on approach to the harbour is part of a “routine practice,” and the mistake was ...

The Black Ball Ferry Line said raising the flag on approach to the harbour is part of a “routine practice,” and the mistake was “fixed immediately.” The Seattle-based company said in a ...