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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 32, August 11, 2019, Article 31

STEPPING THE MAST WITH PENGUINS

"Stepping the Mast" is an ancient shipbuilding tradition wherein a coin or coins are added for good luck. This article describes how a penguin coin was used in the construction of a polar expedition cruise ship. -Editor

Ultramarine-Keel-Laying

Quark Expeditions held the keel-laying ceremony for its new expedition cruise ship Ultramarine on August 2 at Brodosplit in Croatia.

The keel-laying event, which also marks formal recognition of the 128-meter, 199-passenger vessel, included a Croatian folk music performance, as well as the centuries-old coin ceremony, in which a specially chosen coin is welded into the ship’s hull to ensure good fortune during the build and subsequent voyages.

Emporer Penguin coin “The coin we chose is a beautiful silver coin featuring two Emperor penguins,” says Malcolm Ellis, Senior VP Operations at Quark Expeditions. “We chose this coin because it perfectly embodies Quark’s mission: to push the boundaries of polar exploration. In our three decades of operation, Quark Expeditions has accomplished a long list of polar firsts, including being the first to take guests to Snow Hill Island to engage with Emperor penguins in their natural habitat. Ultramarine’s mix of design ingenuity and technological innovation will allow us to continue adding to that list of firsts by taking guests further into the polar regions than ever before.”

Ultramarine is purpose-built for polar sailing. The vessel's off-ship adventure options will include activities such as flight-seeing, heli-hiking and heli-skiing. She will have two twin-engine helicopters and two helidecks.

So... can anyone tell us more about the coin? Where/when was it made? -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Quark Expeditions Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony for Ultramarine (https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/quark-expeditions-holds-keel-laying-ceremony-for-ultramarine)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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