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Tag: christening

Christening Tara Polar Station

Camille Lin

A polar vessel has just been christened in France, in the port of Lorient. The event was attended by a host of polar experts before the ship set sail for the Arctic, where it will operate north of Svalbard starting this summer.

Christening of the polar expedition yacht Persévérance in Marseille

Camille Lin

The Polar Pod expedition, skippered by a duo of explorers Jean-Louis Étienne and Elsa Pény-Étienne, made a stopover in the ancient port of Marseille in June to christen Persévérance, the expedition's sailing vessel.