Students from three State Maritime Academies (SMAs) - Massachusetts Maritime, Maine Maritime and Great Lakes Maritime – arrived at Olivet Pier on the Texas A&M Maritime Academy training ship, the General Rudder, on July 23. The stop at Maritime College was one of several ports along their 120-day sea term, coordinated by the Maritime Administration, in which cadets from various SMAs utilized the Texas A&M training ship to fulfill their sea time.

During their pier-side stay at Maritime College, students had a chance to tour the campus and explore its main highlights; Fort Schuyler, simulator labs, the Maritime Industry Museum, engineering labs, the Maritime Academic Center, and the various athletic facilities. On the tour with the students was 2^nd Mate Kyler McGraw, one of 16 crew members aboard the General Rudder, who took in the views of NYC and the surrounding Long Island Sound. “We’ll return to Boston with a new group of students from the other SMAs on August 8, and then we’re off to Norfolk, VA, our final destination.” he said.