MMA Training Ship Arrives Home

Hundreds of spectators gathered in Castine, Maine, including 17 members of the Maine Maritime Academy Class of 1950, on Saturday to welcome home the T/S State of Maine.

The ship and its 230 students and 55 crew members sailed over 11,000 miles across the Atlantic and back, making stops in Marseille, France; Gibraltar; Keel, Germany, and Portsmouth, England. The ship briefly stopped in Rockland to pick up parents of upperclassmen for the final stretch.

The 60 days at sea is a great opportunity for student to put the skills they study to good use. Once the ship was docked some student were able to disembark while other remained on duty.