Superstition relating to h*rses still exerts a spell, and on submarines using the very word is banned, Zahl says. For example, many things that have disappeared from commercial shipping have survived in the navy. It seems that the degree of superstition varies depending on whether you work in the merchant fleet, the navy, or the fishing industry. Such rituals are often connected with the great danger that life at sea has been and still is associated with. Many sailors are fond of traditions and have encountered or exercised rituals that may be described as superstition. After all, rucksacks are something one wears when hiking in the mountains, and if there’s anything one does not want to encounter when on a vessel, it’s underwater mountains! In general, most things associated with death are banned onboard, which is why wearing a rucksack frame is banned as well. The reason reportedly being that h*rses traditionally were associated with hearses. If the guests had come riding on a h*rse to the naming ceremony – they would probably not have been admitted on board. I’ve also heard that sea boots may have the same effect, which is why they’re not popular onboard, reports Carl Inge Snyen, Master on Edda Flora. Don’t bring your umbrella onboard! Bringing an umbrella onboard is equal to asking for rough weather. – For a sailor, this is a matter of course. Godmothers (and Master) from the rainy naming ceremony in Hammerfest of our three After the naming ceremony, the guests are invited to come on board, and everyone leaves their umbrella on the quay before entering the new vessel.
The rain is pouring down and the guests are watching from under their umbrellas. Sveinung Zahl, Knut Fredrik Slåke and Carl Inge Snyen, all three of them experienced sailors in Østensjø Rederi, tells about the rituals, traditions, and superstitions that are still alive on vessels today.Ī present-day story illustrates that superstition still remains: A new Østensjø Rederi vessel is being named. In all times, working at sea has been surrounded by many myths and superstitions. –But even to this day there are some unwritten rules that sailors Marked by superstition than in the old days. You should be especially careful if you get an urge to whistle!įrom left: To Knut Fredrik Slåke, Sveinung Zahl and Carl Inge Snyen it seems that life onboard these days is less You should think twice before bringing an umbrella onboard or boarding a vessel wearing a rucksack with frame.
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