The Ship Report, 3/15/24
An episode of the The Ship Report podcast, hosted by The Ship Report, titled "The Ship Report, 3/15/24" was published on March 15, 2024 and runs 7 minutes.
March 15, 2024 ·7m · The Ship Report
Summary
The rhyme and reason of ship names Today we'll talk about a ship in the Astoria Anchorage that's garnered some attention lately because of her name: the bulk carrier Kobayashi Maru is out there waiting to go upriver and pick up her cargo. That's prompted shipwatchers locally to wonder whether she was named by a zealous Star Trek fan, or whether her name is simply a charming term of endearment in Japanese. The whole thing offers a great excuse to talk about ship names, so that's what we'll do today.
Episode Description
The rhyme and reason of ship names
Today we'll talk about a ship in the Astoria Anchorage that's garnered some attention lately because of her name: the bulk carrier Kobayashi Maru is out there waiting to go upriver and pick up her cargo.
That's prompted shipwatchers locally to wonder whether she was named by a zealous Star Trek fan, or whether her name is simply a charming term of endearment in Japanese.
The whole thing offers a great excuse to talk about ship names, so that's what we'll do today.
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