March 2010 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7.
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M A I N E M A R I T I M E A C A D E M Y N E W S
MMA TRAINING CRUISE TO VISIT ing ship and crew, and have offered logistical
EUROPEAN PORTS support, as well as cultural and sporting
CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy stu- opportunities for MMA students and staff.
dents, officers, and crew will visit ports in “Follow the Voyage,” MMA’s annual
Europe this spring as part of the college’s online ship tracking and training cruise ac-
annual two-month training cruise to foreign tivities web site, will be coordinated by stu-
and domestic ports-of-call. This year’s train- dents and staff as part of this year’s training
ing cruise itinerary includes, Marseille, activities. In its ninth year of operation, the
France, May 19-22; a bunker port call at site covers the Academy’s annual training
Gibraltar, May 24-26; Kiel, Germany, June 1- cruise from a variety of perspectives. In addi-
4; Portsmouth England, June 7-10; and Port- tion to an interactive tracking chart of the
land, Maine, June 20-23. The ship will make a cruise, the site provides links devoted to
brief stop in Rockland, Maine, for a family day teaching and educational materials for stu-
sail on the return leg to Castine. Under the dents of all ages. Once the ship is underway,
command of Captain Larry Wade of Bradley, the public is invited to join the voyage by
Maine, the training ship, State of Maine, will visiting www.mainemaritime.edu and follow-
begin departure operations 10:00 a.m., and ing the Cruise 2010 link.
will depart from Castine harbor at approxi- Complementing the educational focus
mately 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. of MMA’s and training cruise, students and
John Worth New Head of Career Services
The training cruise will commence in port on staff sailing aboard the State of Maine will through Monday, June 28. vanced training vessel.
Friday, April 30, for pre-sailing preparation. work for the fourth consecutive year with the Students pursuing an officer’s license
According to Captain Wade, students Belfast-based organization, Educational from the U.S. Coast Guard as a third mate or WORTH NAMED CAREER
participating in this year’s training cruise will Passages, to launch small sailboats at vari- third assistant engineer are required to train SERVICES HEAD
have the opportunity to visit a number of ous locations. Educational Passages utilizes at sea for at least 60 days in each of their first Dr. John Barlow, Vice President for Aca-
modern European ports. “We rotate our do- 4.5 foot-long unmanned sailboats to enable three years at the Academy. Freshmen and demic Affairs and Academic Dean at Maine
mestic and international itineraries to give as the study of ocean wind and current patterns juniors sail aboard the MMA vessel, while
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many students as possible an opportunity to by school or community groups. Designed sophomores are assigned to merchant ships
make a trans-Atlantic crossing during their with assistance from an experienced naval worldwide. In recent years, MMA training
training with us,” said Wade. “Maine Mari- architect, the boats are made of molded fiber- cruises have taken students to Aruba, Ber-
time Academy graduates are responsible for glass and are capable of making long ocean muda, Brazil, Belgium, Estonia, France, Ger-
much of today’s global trade transport and passages. They are crafted to sail indefinitely many, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland Italy,
for many of our students, this is their first downwind and will transmit their location and Poland, Russia, and Spain; as well as other
experience of what is to come in their careers. boat speed for up to one year. The boats rely European and Caribbean countries.
The excitement builds from the day we begin solely on wind and current power and need The 500-foot, 16,000-ton T/S State of
training cruise in port.” no outside assistance.~ MMA enjoys an Maine, the former USNS Tanner, originally
“Shoreside excursions and learning op- ongoing relationship with Educational Pas- served as a Navy oceanographic research
portunities are always a highlight of a Euro- sages. Initial sea trials were launched from vessel and was converted in 1997 to accom-
pean training itinerary,” he added. While in MMA’s schooner Bowdoin in 2008, off the modate the training needs of the college. The
Germany, students will be able to visit the northeast cost of North America. fourth vessel to bear the name State of Maine,
German Naval Memorial at Laboe, located at Coordinated by program founder, Rich- the ship is a modern, technologically ad-
the entrance of the Kiel fjord. Featuring a ard Baldwin, Educational Passages will work
restored World War II German U-Boat and a with local schools to facilitate this year’s
monument tower, the memorial honors sea- program aboard the State of Maine. To follow
men of all nations and calls for peaceful the boats, visit http://www.iboattrack.com/,
seafaring on the open seas. or contact Baldwin,
“In the international spirit of maritime Richard.Baldwin@EducationalPassages.com,
hospitality and friendship, our friends at 207-338-4087, for more information.
L’Ecole Nationale de La Marine Marchand de Due to shipboard security, the vessel will not
Marseille (ENMM) will serve as our local be open to the general public for tours while
hosts, “said Wade. “We’ll welcome their in foreign or domestic ports. Well-wishers are
students, staff, and faculty to a shipboard welcomed and encouraged to view the vessel
reception, and they have invited us to tour departure and return from the Maine Mari-
their campus and simulation facilities. This is time Academy waterfront, however ship-
a tremendous opportunity for our students, board visits are not permitted.
to actually experience what we mean when we On the return leg to Castine from
say that this is a global industry. It’s far Rockland, upper class students may invite
different from working and communicating their parents to join them. The day sail allows
electronically when you meet your future parents the unique opportunity to see the
international seafaring colleagues face-to- high level of technical proficiency and lead-
face.” ership achieved by their students. The train-
According to Wade, in Kiel, Germany, ing ship will return to its homeport of Castine,
and Portsmouth, England, the training ship Maine, on Saturday, June 26. Arrival in
will be berthed at Naval facilities of the coun- Castine Harbor is expected at approximately
tries. The staff at both locations are noted for 6:30 p.m., with docking anticipated at 7 p.m.
their past attention to the needs of the train- Training cruise activity will continue in port
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