An interestingly named bulk carrier (above ) in Townsville at first invoked thoughts of the keen as mustard lothario Romeo Montague , until our waterfront roundsman discovered that Valentina is the female form of Valentine, harking back to martyrs, meaning all kinds of desirable things -strong, brave , vigorous.
The first woman in space was the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who said that once you have been aloft you realise how small and fragile is Earth , especially relevant to the plight of the planet today . She turned 80 in 2018 and Putin rolled out the Red carpet for her.
Valentina is a popular name for girls in Italy, Mexico , in the Middle East and elsewhere. There is a possibility that the ship's name was inspired by mythology featuring the stars , as was the case in a vessel in Townsville recently .
It turns out Super Valentina , built in Japan , has had several previous names -just plain B and Eternal Ocean and has flown under two flags , the latest the Marshall Islands .
Another ship with a catchy name that came and went without any media attention was the cattleboat Yangtze Harmony ,which could be the title of Donald Trump's proposed "deal" to settle the trade war with China.
