In eight seconds she enters her water world. The sea parts on both sides of her as if by the command of Moses. Countless water droplets eject into the air, creating a truly mystical event. At epicenter, large waves move out and meet a tugboat head-on. The tug bows grandly and repeatedly to such a towering figure.
Waves crash on distant marshy foreshores and arouse clapper rails to voice a round of approval.
She swings like a pendulum seeking equilibrium, homing in to her center in harmony with the world. She now stands pure, free, and regal. Her value in her lifetime is fathomless. She, the world's most advanced oceanographic survey ship, waits for her family to animate her. God bless those hands that created her.