AURORA Expeditions has introduced its new ship Sylvia Earle to the woman she was named after, American marine biologist Sylvia Earle, during the vessel’s christening. The honours took place recently in Cierva Cove in Antarctica, with Earle joined by Aurora’s Chief Marketing Officer Hayley Peacock-Gower and Chief Executive Officer Michael...
AURORA Expeditions has introduced its new ship Sylvia Earle to the woman she was named after, American marine biologist Sylvia Earle, during the vessel’s christening.
The honours took place recently in Cierva Cove in Antarctica, with Earle joined by Aurora’s Chief Marketing Officer Hayley Peacock-Gower and Chief Executive Officer Michael Heath (pictured).
In addition to her duty as godmother of her namesake ship, Earle is leading a world-first Antarctic Climate Expedition aboard the vessel to raise public and government awareness of the environmental importance of the Antarctic.
This unique voyage aims to deliver resolutions to inspire transformative changes from an ocean perspective for global net-zero emissions by 2035.
“Thank you, Aurora for the approach that you use to keep people inspired about the ocean,” Earle commented.
“Exploring the ocean, using knowledge to take care of all this on our planet.
“This is an experience that I am happy to share with everyone here and I’m looking at Aurora as the voice of the ocean.”
Heath said having Earle as the ship’s ambassador is an honour.
“We are privileged to have Dr Earle as the namesake of our stunning second purpose-built expedition ship,” he said.
“I thank Sylvia for joining us on board to officially christen the ship and be on board,” Heath added.
