Maine Maritime Academy training ship pulls into port after 68-day European tour
Mon, 07/07/2014 - 10:45am
CASTINE –- Maine Maritime Academy training ship, State of Maine, returns to its home port of Castine following the annual 68-day training cruise.
Monday, July 7 a view of the ship from Castine Harbor is expected at approximately 11:30 a.m. with docking anticipated at approximately 1:30 pm. Training cruise activity will continue in port through Wednesday, July 9.
Maine Maritime Academy students, officers, and crew departed Castine on Wednesday, May 7 to visit European ports as part of the college’s annual two-month training cruise to foreign and domestic ports of call. This year’s training cruise itinerary included Trieste, Italy; Reykjavik, Iceland; Kiel, Germany; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Searsport, Maine.Well-wishers are welcomed and encouraged to view the vessel’s return from the Maine Maritime Academy waterfront. To view a live webstream of the ship’s return, please visit www.mainemaritime.edu/streaming beginning at approximately noon on Monday, July 7.
Maine Maritime Academy occupies 244 students, 15 faculty and staff, 15 officers, 15 food service personnel.
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