VIDEO: Mass Maritime takes custody of TS Patriot State

(Left to right) Admiral Francis McDonald and Admiral Ann Phillips sign the delivery certificate. (Photo credit Jake Belcher.)

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Within days of its delivery to MARAD by Philly Shipyard, the TS Patriot State, the second of five new purpose-built, state-of-the-art NSMV training vessels for America’s state maritime academies arrived at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), which formally accepted custody of the ship at a special ceremony held October 11, during which Rear Admiral Ann Phillips, MARAD Administrator, officially signed the vessel over to the academy and to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Go to this link to read the full article and watch the video published by Marine Log https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-mass-maritime-takes-custody-of-ts-patriot-state/

Arrival of the NSMV Patriot State at Massachusetts Maritime Academy