USMMA Eagle Scouts Visit Harriman State Park

USMMA Eagle Scouts Visit Harriman State Park

KINGS POIT, N.Y., March 8, 2016 - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Kings Point Eagle Scout Association took advantage of some unseasonably warm weather during the month of February, to backpack through the trails of New York’s Harriman State Park.       ...

Midishipmen Complete Firefighting Training

USMMA Alumnus Captain Mark Kelly To Reunite with Twin, Captain Scott Kelly, Following His Year In Space

USMMA Alumnus Captain Mark Kelly To Reunite With Twin, Captain Scott Kelly, Following His Year In Space

KINGS POINT, N.Y., MARCH 1, 2016 – Tomorrow, Capt. Mark Kelly, United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Class of ’86 will be reunited with his twin brother, State University Maritime College (SUNY) Maritime Alumnus, Capt. Scott Kelly,...

Barge Added to USMMA Fleet

KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 29, 2016 – This month the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point added a barge to its fleet of training vessels. SWOB FP-217, once used as a Sewage Ship Waste Offload Barge (S-SWOB) was originally designed to collect sewage from Navy ships and small craft...

Barge Added to USMMA Fleet

Great Week for USMMA Athletics

Great Week for USMMA Athletics

This past week was a great week for our Athletic program here at USMMA! Both the Swimming & Diving and Wrestling programs had a team member qualify for the NCAA Championships, our Men’s Lacrosse team defeated arch-rival Coast Guard, two student-athletes earned ECAC weekly praise, Swim &...

USMMA Faculty and Alumni Support U.S. Delegation to the International Maritime Organization