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[–] tal@lemmy.today 19 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Video of this is crazy.

searches YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dEL7vnQ6HEM

Yeah, there are people hanging in the rigging afterwards.

EDIT: Multiple of the shots on the ship's Wikipedia page have people lined up in the rigging when entering/leaving port, so it might be something that they do on that ship as kind of a show for the people in the port, not sure.

I know that US aircraft carriers at least sometimes have people lined up evenly at railings all the way around facing outwards when doing the entering/leaving port, have seen pictures of that. So might be something of a tradition spanning navies.

EDIT2: Yes, it is, and apparently the standing at the railing derives from what the Mexican seamen were doing in the rigging:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning_the_rail

Manning the rail is a method of saluting (or rendering honors) used by naval vessels. The custom evolved from that of "manning the yards", which dates from the days of sail. On sailing ships, crew stood evenly spaced on all the yards (the spars holding the sails) and gave three cheers to honor distinguished persons. Today, the crew are stationed along the rails and superstructure of a ship when honors are rendered.

The United States Navy prescribes manning the rail as a possible honor to render to the President of the United States and for the heads of state of foreign nations. A similar but less formal ceremony is to have the crew "at quarters" when the ship is entering or leaving port.[1] Manning the rail is also the traditional way to honor the USS Arizona Memorial when it is passed by all U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Merchant Marine vessels. More recently, as foreign military vessels are entering Pearl Harbor for joint military exercises, foreign sailors have participated in the traditional manning the rails.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_%28sailing%29#Manning_the_yards

When coming into port, especially during the Tall Ships' Races many modern square riggers will 'man the yards'. All the crew not required on deck to handle the ship will go aloft and spread out along the yards. This manoeuvre was originally used to display the whole crew to the harbour authorities and the other ships present, to show that the ship's guns were not manned and hence her intentions were peaceful.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

That is a colossal flag on the back of that boat.