Floating classroom arrives at Kings Point
Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | In Kings Point, Patrick Seabrook, 21, of New Hampshire, is a 1st class midshipman at the U.S. Merchant Marine stands in front of the MV Liberty Star which will be a training vessel for the academy and where he will be a Regimented Chief Engineer. (Sept. 14, 2012)
MV Liberty Star arrives at Kings Point academy
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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: Graduation 2012
As hundreds of midshipmen looked on, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood hailed the Merchant Marine Academy's new training vessel Friday as a "sign of progress."
The 176-foot MV Liberty Star -- once used by NASA as part of the space shuttle program -- will serve as a floating classroom for the Kings Point academy.
The 69-year-old school, sorely in need of repairs to buildings and...
