A lot can go wrong onboard a ship. This is presumably why superstitions and omens of ill fortune are still taken seriously by crews the world over.
Officers Sveinung Zahl, Knut Fredrik Slake and Carl Inge Snyen, all of Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi, told the company's website that ancient beliefs can be hard to shed.
They cite a recent example of a new company vessel being named in the pouring rain.
