Information Contacts: Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) - MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Univ. The table was compiled using data provided by the HIGP – MODVOLC Thermal Alerts System. See BGVN 42:06 for data from 2000 through 2016. Number of monthly MODIS-MODVOLC thermal alert pixels recorded at Erebus during 2017-2022. Images use Atmospheric Penetration rendering (bands 12, 11, 8A). The image on 17 February shows a single lava lake, while the image on 4 December shows a larger lake and at least two smaller thermal areas immediately SW. Sentinel-2 infrared satellite images showing the active lava lake in the summit crater of Erebus during 2022. Richard Mackenzie of Saanich is a maritime researcher and retired collections and exhibitions manager of the Maritime Museum of B.C.Figure 31. Regarding the latter, it has been said that the devil “will take two soldiers in lieu” if the ringing is stopped. To accidentally ring the bell or make a glass ring, such as in the clinking of glasses in a toast, could result in the loss of another vessel or the death of a sailor. It was also believed that if the ship’s bell rang by itself that another ship had either foundered or been wrecked. There was a belief that when a vessel sank, her bell would ring one last time, even if the bell cord and clapper had been lashed against the storm. “Divisions” (two bells in the forenoon watch) were followed by “Prayers” announced by the tolling of a bell. In pre-ecumenical days in the Royal Navy when the Church of England ruled the waves, 9 a.m. Following the baptism ceremony, the child’s name is engraved upon the bell. It is believed that the blessings and promises made during the service will protect the child on whichever waters of the Earth he or she may travel. This service is seen to not only baptize the child into the church, but into the navy and the ship’s company as well.Īfter the baptismal service, the blessed water from the font is poured over the side to mingle with the waters of the ocean in memory of the Feast of Theophany. This is done by taking down the bell and inverting it in a special cradle draped with the ship’s ensign. In the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy, the ship’s bell is used as a font for the christening of children born to the families of the men serving in the vessel. In the 17th century, the belfry was moved forward to the forecastle break and the national flag replaced the cross as the object of veneration. (The word poop for the aftermost deck comes from the Latin puppis, or stern, which in turn comes from the small image of the god or goddess kept there.) The custom of the religious shrine aft dated back to Roman times, when every seagoing vessel carried an altar set up on the poop to honour the ship’s tutela or patron goddess. Those boarding the vessel would automatically bow before the cross surmounting the belfry as one would bow before the altar in a church. The custom up until the 18th century was to house the larger ship’s bell in an ornate shrine aft at the quarterdeck break. Though the name on the headboards might change, the original forward bell, with the ship’s original name, was always kept. It has always been seen as unlucky to change the name of a ship, although the pride of new ownership causes it to happen frequently. For those being called to duty, it meant four hours of chipping and repainting, mending sails, caulking and scrubbing or working aloft taking in or setting sail.īig sailing ships had two bells, one aft near the wheel that was struck by a ship’s boy as part of his watch duties, and one forward that was struck by the lookout. The bell was used to mark the passage of time being struck each half-hour in the four-hour watch.įor those on watch, eight bells heralded a warm mug-up and sleep. If the figurehead possessed the ship’s soul, it was the ship’s bell that possessed the ship’s heart. Also, warships, even on the bottom of the sea, remain the property of their national governments (in this case the United Kingdom), not the insurance underwriters, or salvors as is the case with commercial vessels.īut the relationship between the bell and her ship goes much deeper. The removal of such an important element as the bell is seen as a desecration. 6, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq unveiled the ship’s bell from the recently discovered wreck of Sir John Franklin’s HMS Erebus.Ĭall me an old fuddy-duddy, but I believe the bell should never have been removed from the ship.įirst and foremost, bells are not recovered from warships sunk in battle, as such vessels are considered gravesites.
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