On November 1, 2012, Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy set off on a six-month solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe on his sailing boat Mhadei. The project, titled Sagarparikrama 2, ...

There's a long-standing tradition among sailors on U.S. Navy ships when they cross the equator: Those onboard who've already experienced the passage, called shellbacks, perform an elaborate initiation ...

CROSSING the Equator qualifies as a life-time achievement for any sailor. Sailors who have not crossed the Equator are considered Pollywogs. crossing the equator qualifies as a life-time achievement ...

AT SEA - The USS Wasp honored a longtime maritime tradition of "crossing the line" as the ship crossed the equator this weekend. The Wasp left Naval Station Norfolk in late August to become the ...

The two nicknames revolve around the crossing of the Equator. The term Shellbacks (often Trusty Shellbacks) is given to those who have previously crossed the Equator by ship. Pollywog (or Slimy ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As the cruise ship Voyager of the Seas nears the equator, excitement mounts and all Pollywogs – those who have never crossed the line – ...

Nearly 900 “pollywogs” serving aboard the Japan-bound USS Wasp became “shellbacks” during a weekend equator-crossing ceremony in the Atlantic Ocean. Tradition holds that as a ship approaches the ...