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How can it be both?
MV Rubymar - Wikipedia
MV Rubymar was a British owned, Belize-flagged Handymax-size bulk carrier cargo ship completed in 1997. She previously sailed under the names Ken Shin from 1997, Chatham Island from 2009, and Ikaria Island from 2020, before being renamed Rubymar. On 18 February 2024, the ship was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile during the Red Sea crisis while carrying a cargo of fertilizer. After being adrift for weeks, the ship sank on 2 March as a result of the strike, becoming the first vessel lost due to a Houthi attack during the crisis.
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Rubymar sailed under the flag of Belize, and was managed by the Lebanese GMZ Ship Management Company S.A., for Golden Adventure Shipping S.A., of Majuro, Marshall Islands,[1] who offer a Southampton, United Kingdom, correspondence address.[2] It was a Handymax-size bulk carrier cargo ship with a tonnage of 19,420 gross tonnage (GT) and 32,211 tons deadweight (DWT). It was 171 metres (561 ft 0 in) long and 27 m (88 ft 7 in) wide, with a draft of 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in). It was equipped with a Mitsubishi engine plant that supplies 7,059 kW (9,466 hp) of power.[3][4] The ship was valued at $4.82 million in February 2024 before its sinking.[5]I am not an expert in international shipping, it must be like domiciled elsewhere to avoid tax but still being a British citizen, what's not to like.
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Isn't it supposed to be bad luck to change the name of a ship? USS Phoenix comes to mind.MV Rubymar - Wikipedia
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MV Rubymar was a British owned, Belize-flagged Handymax-size bulk carrier cargo ship completed in 1997. She previously sailed under the names Ken Shin from 1997, Chatham Island from 2009, and Ikaria Island from 2020, before being renamed Rubymar. On 18 February 2024, the ship was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile during the Red Sea crisis while carrying a cargo of fertilizer. After being adrift for weeks, the ship sank on 2 March as a result of the strike, becoming the first vessel lost due to a Houthi attack during the crisis.
Characteristics[edit]
Rubymar sailed under the flag of Belize, and was managed by the Lebanese GMZ Ship Management Company S.A., for Golden Adventure Shipping S.A., of Majuro, Marshall Islands,[1] who offer a Southampton, United Kingdom, correspondence address.[2] It was a Handymax-size bulk carrier cargo ship with a tonnage of 19,420 gross tonnage (GT) and 32,211 tons deadweight (DWT). It was 171 metres (561 ft 0 in) long and 27 m (88 ft 7 in) wide, with a draft of 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in). It was equipped with a Mitsubishi engine plant that supplies 7,059 kW (9,466 hp) of power.[3][4] The ship was valued at $4.82 million in February 2024 before its sinking.[5]
Doesn't sound like a British ship to me.
Not if you follow the correct procedure, my guess is they didn't.
How to do a Boat Renaming and Christening Ceremony for New Boat Name - My Boat Life
The ritual of a boat christening ceremony ensures a new boat name is accepted by nautical gods of the sea. Legend says without one, a boat will be unlucky.
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According to legend, changing a boat name without a proper boat renaming ceremony to appease the gods of the sea will result in devastating consequences for the life of the boat. The ritual of a boat christening ceremony will help to avoid the wrath of the gods of the sea.
In ancient mythology days, it was widely believed that a Roman king of the sea, Neptune, and a Greek ruler of the sea, Poseidon, lived on the floor of the ocean in palaces. These gods of the sea would assure safe passage over the Seven Seas to all sailors that followed their doctrine and respected their protocols.
Neptune and Poseidon are said to maintain a “Ledger of the Deep” that records the name of every seagoing vessel by name. Changing the name of a boat is said to be disrespectful to the sea gods.
The ritual of a renaming ceremony for a new boat name is intended to purge the old boat name from the Ledger of the Deep and from the memory of Poseidon and Neptune. Legend says that the unluckiest ships are those who have defied the nautical gods by changing their names improperly.
There are five necessary steps in the important ceremony of renaming a boat:
- Invocation and blessing. Call upon the gods of the sea to favor the vessel with their blessing.
- Expression of gratitude. Offer thanks to the gods for protection of the vessel in the past. Toast the old boat name and prior boat names.
- Supplication and de-naming. Request the nautical gods to erase all records of the previous boat name. All appearances of the boat name is removed from the vessel and an offering of wine is poured into the sea from east to west.
- Rededication and renaming. A rededication to the gods of the sea is made for the vessel’s new name.
- Libation. The remaining wine is shared with the gods and distinguished guests on the bow of the vessel.
Sailors may also want to include gods of the wind in their ceremony – Boreas of the North Wind, Zephyrus of the West Wind, Eurus of the East Wind and Notus of the South Wind.
Which has evidently never been true.