Titanic Unsinkabear

1st Voyage

• About Us

  
  Our crew is from Mrs. Nigh and Mr. Scattergood’s 4th grade class from Barnes Elementary School. We live in Kelso, Washington, U.S.A. When creating our miniboat’s name, we started by each of us coming up with a name and then chose M/B Titanic Unsinkabear based on a democratic vote all together.
  
  We hope to learn maritime basics through science, art, math, and history. Our teachers use Washington learning standards to provide us with an educational experience that enhances our learning. Beginning the miniboat program, in partnership with the Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM), we were unfamiliar with the maritime world. We are already learning so much and by the time we are finished, we hope to know a lot more about maritime terms, science, and careers.
  
  Each and every week, we are very excited to learn more about boats and sailing! We hope our miniboat travels to Japan.

  Special thanks goes to Norton Lilly International for spearheading our deployment process! We also have many donors who make this program possible.

• Christening Ceremony

  On December 18th, CRMM hosted their Fall 2025 Christening ceremony! Both Wallace and Barnes Elementary schools attended and presented their work to other students, teachers and admin from each school, as well as elected officials, friends, family, and museum staff. Each student team from both schools shortly shared about how they prepared the miniboat, selected its design and name, what they learned, and wished their miniboat good luck on its journey. The ceremony concluded with a bottle break and toast.
  
  Check out the article “Students Christen Two Miniboats at Maritime Museum” written by The Astorian or Kelso School District’s article: Built by Elementary Students, Bound for the Pacific, highlighting all the fun:
  
  Barnes wrote an acrostic poem to wish the miniboat good luck:
  “Bring good luck to our boat
  Oh, we hope it stays afloat!
  And we break a bottle on the side,
  To send it good luck and life!”

  Our deployer for both the M/B Titanic Unsinkabear and her sister ship the M/B Survivor is Norton Lilly International. They are a maritime logistics company. The vessel that will launching our boats is the Buena Ventura, a bulk carrier bound for Mexico.
  
  We want to thank Norton Lilly International and the Captain and crew of the Buena Ventura for being our deployers! We also want to thank all our supporters who make this program happen.

  Stay tuned for more updates as launch day gets closer!

• December Update

  Titanic Unsinkabear and sister ship Survivor are out on deck soaking in the sun and views aboard the Buena Ventura.
  
  Stay tuned for more updates as launch day gets closer come the new year!

• First Launch of the New Year!

  On January 5th, 2026, Norton Lilly’s M/V Bueno Ventura launched Titanic Unsinkabear with her sister-ship the M/B Survivor!
  With calm waters, waves around 1 meter in height moving west, winds strong at 12.8 knots moving WSW, both miniboats left the “not-so miniboat” quickly excited to get under way on their journey.
  
  Track her, along with all miniboats at sea, using our Path Analysis Tool and stay tuned for more updates!