WRITTEN BY PALLAVI
ON THE SOUTH PACIFIC EXPEDITION FROM TONGATAPU TO VAVA’U
The United Nations calls it World Oceans Day.
Emily Penn, the Founder of eXXpedition, encourages us to call it World Ocean Day.
Ocean. Singular.
During our on board safety briefing, we were learning how to send distress calls in case of emergency.
One of my fellow guest crew asked, “What happens if the person receiving the call doesn’t understand English?”
Our skipper told us that there is 1 standard set of phrases understood by mariners all over the world so wherever you are, they will understand you need help.
Because despite being separated by name: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian etc., all the water flows across the Earth’s Ocean as one large singular body of water.
Surrounding us all and affecting us all.
And for us all to look after.
Happy World Ocean Day 🌊
