Page 7: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (August 2004)

Leading Off

Correction

In the Story "Flood Attracted to Water" (pg. 30, June 2004 edition), the e-mail address for Mr. Flood was incorrect. You can reach

Mr. Flood at jamesaflood@jame- saflood.com, or view his collection at www.jamesaflood.com. Pictured below is

Queen Mary 2 in the Solent.

Displayed in QM2's Onboard Gallery

Queen Mary 2 is portrayed working up speed as she departs the Solent on a very clear but brisk day early in her career. A hearty crew of yachtsmen, made from the brave sort of sailor that only Britain breeds, take in the spectacle of this new ship. Fine on her starboard quarter a tanker has not yet made the turn into the channel leading to open sea. Astern of this great new

Cunarder steams the beloved Queen

Elizabeth 2. These two ships are the proud upholders of a tradition that dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century. It includes such proud liners as Mauretania,

Aquitania, Berengaria, Carmania, and many others. Queen Mary 2 measures 1,131 feet, 3 inches long, making this colossal liner the longest in the world. She has a beam of 131 feet, a draught of 32 feet, 6 inches, and her height from keel to funnel is 236 feet, 2 inches. Designed to carry up to 2,620 passengers with a crew of approxi- mately 1,250, she is capable of exceeding a speed of 30 knots.

August 2004 9

All Dressed Up ...

A penguin joins the crew of the Coast

Guard icebreaker Eastwind during

Operation Deep Freeze I. The annual voyages to Antarctica were named "Operation Deep Freeze" for obvious reasons. According to one of the

Eastwind's crew, who shall remain anonymous: "this one penguin kept hanging out with various Eastwind crewmembers while they were ashore.

They originally painted a bow tie around his neck and button on his chest in grease (the penguin happily complied).

The penguin then wiped the bow tie away by turning his head (hence the smudge in the picture). They then painted USCG on its stomach. He apparently loved it, and held a higher place in the penguin flock because of it."

The U.S. Coast Guard has a rich and successful history in securing U.S.

Ports. The history of Port Security in the

U.S. is the topic of one of this month's "Anniversary Edition" reports, starting on page 24)

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