'SHIP' represents the metal skeleton of a part-buried boat, with seated figures looking out at both ends. It is both a welcoming beacon and a symbol of fond farewell at a traditional point of departure and arrival. It makes overt reference to the Viking longboats of former Bay dwellers. The two boatmen figures look forward and back, a reference to both the nature of any journey and the inevitable changes in Morecambe Bay’s landscape, population and industrial heritage, where fishing and shipping sit side-by-side with the contemporary influence of nuclear power. The sculpture continues Halfmoon Bay’s ancient traditions as a place of retreat, spiritual reflection and pilgrimage.