The 2,200-horsepower trawler changed names more than a dozen times in its forty-five-year career. During that time, it flew nearly as many flags, including the colors of the U.K., Mongolia, the Seychelles, Belize, and Togo. After it was added to the EU’s blacklist for pirate vessels, Togo revoked the right to fly its flag in 2010. Like an international criminal with multiple passports, the ship’s owner responded by adding the Thunder to two new registries at once.
