Press Releases
T/V Kings Pointer Completes Spring Break Training Cruise
KINGS POINT, N.Y., April 11, 2023 – Last month, the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) premiere training ship, the T/V Kings Pointer, completed her 2023 Spring Break Trip.
USMMA Deputy Superintendent to Leave Academy to Teach at the Naval War College
KINGS POINT, N.Y., April 10, 2023 - Rear Admiral Susan Dunlap, USMS, will leave the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in July, after more than ten years as the Deputy Superintendent, the first woman to hold the position. Rear Adm.
USMMA Hosts Another Successful Job Fair
KINGS POINT, N.Y., April 5, 2023- This afternoon, The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held its annual Shipping-Out Fair for the Class of 2023.
Kings Pointers Conduct Lifesaving Rescue at Sea – TWICE!
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 29, 2023 - Early morning, March 4th, 2023, the container ship, M/V National Glory, conducted its second rescue in the Straits of Florida, in just a month.
2023 College Sailing National Championship at USMMA is Two Months Away
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 23, 2023
USMMA Regimental Band to March in Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 9, 2023 – On Saturday, March 25th, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Regimental Band, “George M. Cohan’s Own,” will march in The Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in Bayside, Queens.