Scituate man's mako shark haul could be record catch Aug 29, 2009
Taylor Sears, 20, a Massachusetts Maritime Academy junior who said he fishes every day of the summer, said, I ve caught a million sharks before, but never anything this feisty. Dr. Greg Skomal of the state Division of Marine Fisheries said the 10-foot fish is the largest male mako shark ever to be recorded in the Atlantic Ocean and appears to be the largest male mako ever caught anywhere. (Boston Globe)
Uncharted waters for Captain Richard Phillips Aug 29, 2009
A 1979 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy with 30 years experience at sea, Phillips took command of the Maersk Alabama, a US-flagged cargo ship, on March 30. The ship, carrying relief supplies to Kenya, was boarded April 8 by four pirates with automatic weapons. (Boston Globe)
Police set to ticket golf-cart operators on public roadways Aug 22, 2009
Notably they include the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus and the Brookside golfing community where the entrance sign expressly includes member and guests only. There is a third exception: Scraggy Neck in the summer, which is closed to non-residents. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
CONFERENCE REPORT: Inside the Big East Aug 19, 2009
RB Nate Sherr transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in June. He was a long shot to win playing time in the backfield, but was expected to play on special teams. (USA Today -- Sports)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Cadet 1st Class Mary Donahue Roach of Brookline graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne on June 20, with a master of science degree in emergency management and homeland security. Giordano on Denison dean s list. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Reading Scholars Aug 9, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy has recently named local student Cadet Zachary Kinton of Reading to the President s List during the spring 2009 semester. The President s List is the highest academic achievement that a cadet can earn at the academy. (Reading Advocate, MA)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Furry friends at shelter Aug 8, 2009
Michael McGurl of Scituate, a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate and operations manager for Harbor Express, was among the eight members of that committee. Students interested in the academies for the academic year 2010-2011 are encouraged to request a nomination application by contacting Delahunt s Quincy office at 800-794-9911 or by visiting house. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Student standouts Aug 6, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Cadet 1st Class Melissa A. Stuart of Medfield graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday, June 20, with a Master of Science degree in emergency management and homeland security. Denison University Medfield resident Sarah Elizabeth Kelly was among 339 undergraduates named to Denison University's spring semester dean's list by Provost Bradley Bateman. (Medfield Press, MA)
With Hoxie shut down, where will voters go? Aug 4, 2009
A single precinct is difficult to achieve in Buzzards Bay, however, because of the high number of Massachusetts Maritime Academy students listed as voters in town. This skews the total Buzzards Bay precinct number, Johnson says. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Education Notes, July 23 Jul 26, 2009
Cadet 1st Class Sarah M. Smith of Burlington graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday, June 20, with a bachelor of science degree in marine safety and environmental protection. Valerio named to dean s list. (Burlington Union, MA)
Dover and Sherborn education notes Jul 23, 2009
Maritime The following local residents graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday, June 20: Cadet 1st Class Louis J. Baccari III of Sherborn graduated with a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation ... Massachusetts Maritime Academy offers bachelor of science degrees in international maritime business, engineering, environmental protection, marine science and transportation, and emergency management and homeland security. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Sauters are thrice-blessed Jul 18, 2009
Courtesy photo Steven Gustafson II waves to his parents at graduation ceremonies at Massachusetts Maritime Academy ... Steven J. Gustafson II has graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a bachelor s degree in marine engineering. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Medford resident John Sousa wins AARP scholarship Jul 12, 2009
Sousa will be attending the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in September. Loading commenting interface. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Campus clips Jul 10, 2009
Nick McPherson of Danvers made the president s list for the spring semester at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay ... Adamo Charles Ferriero of Danvers, son of Bruce Ferriero of Danvers and Kim Perkins Sirois of Danvers, graduated June 20 from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a Bachelor of Science in marine engineering. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Russian sail contingent marches in Bourne parade on Americas birthday Jul 7, 2009
The Kruzshtern tied up at State Pier on the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus along the Cape Cod Canal prior to the holiday break. The 376-foot barque opened to public tours. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Head of the Class, July 2 edition Jul 7, 2009
Rafael Rios, 22, son of Rafael and Miriam Rios, received his bachelor degree in facilities engineering with a minor in mechanical engineering, from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on June 20, 2009. Rafael, a 2005 graduate of Billerica High School, will begin his professional career at Raytheon where he will combine his full time job with the pursuit of a master s degree in civil engineering. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Workers, inmates pick up 26 tons of trash Jul 6, 2009
The 34-year-old graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy took command of the Maersk Alabama after four armed pirates hijacked the vessel and held the ship s captain hostage. With Murphy at the helm, the crew resisted the pirate takeover, took back the ship, and sailed home. (Boston Globe)
Honors for WW II veterans to highlight Bourne parade Jul 1, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy will host the Russian tall ship Kruzenshtern July 3-5 at Taylors Point with public boarding from noon to 5 p.m. on those days. Art show is set July 4 in Pocasset. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Falmouth celebrates the fourth Jul 1, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy will host the Russian tall ship Kruzenshtern July 3-5 at Taylors Point with public boarding from noon to 5 p.m. on those days. Art show is set July 4 in Pocasset The Painted Ladies, the local watercolor artists, will conduct a show in the Pocasset Community Center at Barlows Landing Road on Saturday, July 4 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Famous Russian tall ship to visit Buzzards Bay over Fourth of July Jun 22, 2009
The Kruzenshtern, the distinctive Russian tall ship, will visit Massachusetts Maritime Academy at Taylors Point over the Fourth of July holiday period. MMA announced the visit Friday afternoon in conjunction with Sail Boston and Senate President Therese Murray s office. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Mass. Maritime Academy Class of 2009 departs full speed ahead into an uncertain world Jun 21, 2009
Celebrated maritime historian Nathaniel Philbrick of Nantucket urged the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Class of 2009 Saturday morning to explore the unknown, take care of your crew and remember that no one is ever going to tame the sea. The MMA commencement was held on the academy parade field and the weather cooperated, allowing splashes of sunshine as 260 students received their diplomas and said good-bye to Taylors Point. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Construction of Clean Harbors sports complex at MMA to start in November Jun 16, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy trustees on Thursday accepted a Clean Harbors Environmental Services pledge of $1. 5 million over three years to secure naming rights to MMA s sports complex. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Two swine flu cases confirmed in Peebles third-graders Jun 3, 2009
Two other swine flu cases have been confirmed in town; one a Coast Guardsman at Otis Air National Guard Base but not living in Bourne and a second, a cadet at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Both were treated and recovered. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Phillips visits Mass. Maritime May 30, 2009
Captain Richard Phillips, the Maersk Alabama skipper held by Somali pirates, was named the 2009 Mariner of the Year at Massachusetts Maritime Academy during recent National Maritime Day ceremonies ... And now he s also returned to visit his alma mater the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Arming of commercial ships touted at congressional hearing May 29, 2009
Capt. Thomas Bushy, skipper of the training ship Kennedy assigned to Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told a Congressional subcommittee Thursday morning that firearms should be introduced to commercial ships on a limited basis and that sea-going crews should be increased instead of decreased. Bushy testified before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee chaired by U.S. Rep. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Hearing on piracy Thursday at MMA May 28, 2009
A Congressional hearing into combating international piracy will be held at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Thursday. The House Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee will take testimony on efforts being developed to combat maritime piracy, an issue that has commanded headlines since Somali pirates tried and failed to hijack the Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Public input key to wind power development May 27, 2009
The biggest local success stories come from a 660-kilowatt turbine at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzard s Bay and the town of Hull, where a 150-foot turbine was built in 2001. It was so popular that the town built a second 330-foot tall turbine in 2006. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Award for US skipper rescued from Somali pirates May 21, 2009
will receive the award Wednesday at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he graduated from in 1979. The ceremony will mark Phillips' first return to the campus since four Somali pirates seized the Maersk Alabama in April. (WCAX.com, VT)
Skipper rescued from pirates honored by alma mater May 21, 2009
spoke to about 1,000 cadets at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy after receiving its 2009 Mariner of the Year Award. It was his first time back to campus since four Somali pirates armed with automatic weapons seized the Maersk Alabama on April 8. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Vt. hero Phillips honored by alma mater May 21, 2009
Phillips returned yesterday to his alma mater, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, to be honored as the "Mariner of the Year" in a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance at an institution still swollen with pride over the exploits of Phillips and his first mate, Shane Murphy, another graduate of the academy. Phillips told the 1,200 cadets assembled at parade rest on the school's football field that a leadership position was not something he sought during his four years at the academy before... (Boston Globe)
Nauset High moves ahead with wind turbine plan May 19, 2009
He noted that the wind tower at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne is 243 feet high. Conrad said he has been in touch with an official at Mass Maritime about sharing information regarding the success of their turbine. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Maritime piracy, role of shipping featured at IEEE Homeland Security Conference May 13, 2009
But, speaking at the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST 09) at the Westin Waltham Boston Hotel on Monday, the president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy knows what not to do ... Because Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips (1979) and Chief Mate Shane Murphy (2001) graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy -- where Gurnon has worked since 1978 -- Gurnon felt a personal connection to the five-day ordeal. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
U.S. Security Here, on High Seas to be Featured at IEEE Homeland Security Conference in Greater Boston Area May 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama was freed after being held at gunpoint for five days, one of the biggest sighs of relief came from his alma mater, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Academy President Rear Admiral Richard Gurnon will discuss the incident as well as piracy on the high seas during the opening session of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST 09) at the Westin Waltham Boston... (PR Newswire)
Despite Pirates' Threat, Attacks On US Ships Rare May 9, 2009
His second-in-command and fellow Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate, Capt. Shane Murphy, of Seekonk, Mass. then took control of the ship. (CBS News -- US)
Hijacked skipper will visit MMA on National Maritime Day May 8, 2009
Capt. Richard Phillips, the skipper of the hijacked Maersk Alabama cargo vessel off Somalia in April, will visit the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus on Taylors Point May 20. MMA Communications Director Chris Ryan said Wednesday afternoon that Phillips will participate in National Maritime Day and receive MMA s Maritime Man of the Year Award. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Man In Iraqi Uniform Kills 2 U.S. Troops May 3, 2009
He had attended the Massachusetts Maritime Academy before joining the Navy in 2006. His father, Jean-Pierre Trahan, told The Standard-Times of New Bedford that his son always wanted to serve his country and was the third generation of his family in the military. (CBS News)
Sailor from Freetown killed in Iraq May 2, 2009
After studying at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for a year, he enlisted in the Navy and graduated from boot camp in 2006. He underwent naval dive and salvage training, and naval engineering training, before he was assigned to the ordnance disposal unit. (Boston Globe)
Oceanographer, shark expert speak at MMA environmental symposium Apr 28, 2009
The 15th Annual Environmental Symposium will be held at Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Taylors Point April 24-25. The event for high school seniors features Dr. David Gallo of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, one of the first oceanographers to use a combination of manned submersibles and robots to map the ocean floor. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
State police promote Marblehead resident to sergeant Apr 18, 2009
Horgan is a 1978 graduate of Newburyport High School and holds a bachelor s degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy as well as a master s degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. Loading commenting interface. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Maritime academies try to learn from recent attack Apr 18, 2009
Meanwhile, experts attending a national summit Friday at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy discussed the spike in attacks off the Somali coast, improving tracking ransom payments to identify pirates and the possibility of arming sailors. The discussion hit close to home. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Baseball player OBrien observes tension over kidnapping firsthand at Mass Maritime Apr 17, 2009
Courtesy Massachusetts Maritime Academy Athletics Dept.. Matt OBrien is a pitcher at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, from which recently kidnapped and freed cargo ship captain Richard Phillips is a graduate ... It hasn t been the typical week on the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus, especially for baseball player and registered longshoreman Matt O Brien. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
UPDATED: Mariners rejoice Apr 17, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy plans to invite two of America s newest heroes back to campus to help celebrate Maritime Day May 15. Capt. Richard Phillips of Vermont and First Mate Shane Murphy of Seekonk, the first and second in command of the 780-foot American cargo vessel Maersk Alabama hijacked by Somali pirates last week, are both MMA graduates. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Piracy expert to speak at MMA Friday morning Apr 17, 2009
An expert on international piracy will speak at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Friday morning during the last day of a Maritime Educational Summit. The remarks of Douglas Stevenson, director of the Center for Seafarers Rights, are timely given the recent hijacking of the cargo vessel Maersk Alabama off Somalia, the piracy attack on the Liberty Sun and the U.S. Navy rescue of Maersk Alabama s skipper Richard Phillips. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Skippers return to U.S. delayed by second pirate attack Apr 17, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy administrators, meanwhile, had been considering a campus visit by Phillips, a 1979 graduate, who resides in Vermont. There was thought Phillips and Maersk Alabama First Mate Shane Murphy of Seekonk would be invited to the MMA graduation in June. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Piracy, rescue will increase interest in Mass. Maritime Apr 17, 2009
Massachusetts Maritime Academy administrators say the favorable publicity the Canal-side campus received from the national and international media this past week will help with admissions to a point. Cmdr. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Fineman: Captain Obama? Apr 16, 2009
Trained at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he was regarded as both gifted and studious. Peter Stalkus, a fellow maritime captain who has worked with him for 23 years, said Phillips is known as the Larry Bird of Chief Mates, according to the Boston Globe. (MSNBC -- Politics)
PHILLIPS FREE: Winchester native makes his way back to New England after pirate ordeal Apr 16, 2009
(Richard has) gone from a quiet life in Vermont to worldwide fame overnight, said Robert Quine, who graduated with Phillips from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne in 1979. I think, for him, it s going to be a bit overwhelming. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Somali pirates hit another US-flagged cargo ship Apr 15, 2009
"He deserves it," Joseph Murphy said yesterday in Bourne, where he teaches at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. "We are absolutely, positively proud of him. We are just happy that he is safe.". (Boston Globe)
Navy JAG officer to discuss piracy at MMA Tuesday Apr 14, 2009
A Naval Judge Advocate General officer from Newport will address international business students at Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday in the wake of the dramatic rescue of the skipper of the Maersk Alabama from armed Somali pirates. Cmdr. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Obama Praises Pirate Rescue Operation Apr 14, 2009
Appearing on CBS' The Early Show, Captain James Staples, a friend and former classmate of Richard Phillips at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said the willingness of the captain of the Maersk Alabama to risk his own life to protect his crew. "It's an amazing feeling to know that Richard's now safe. I can't even explain how happy I was when I heard this great news," Staples said. (CBS News -- World)
Winchester native rescued from lifeboat hostage saga Apr 14, 2009
Phillips graduated from Winchester High School in 1973, according to friend and fellow graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Robert Quine. Eric Tsetsi can be reached at 781-674-7731 or etsetsi@cnc. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Piracy Prompts Higher Insurance For Shippers Apr 14, 2009
Richard Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, reacts to the news that it's graduate, Richard Phillips, is freed after being held by Somali pirates. The owner of a boat hijacked by pirates last Thanksgiving relives incident. (Click2Houston, TX)
"Captain Courageous" Praised As A Hero Apr 14, 2009
(CBS/AP) Appearing on CBS' The Early Show, Captain James Staples, a friend and former classmate of Richard Phillips at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said the willingness of the captain of the Maersk Alabama to risk his own life to protect his crew did not surprise him at all ... Ship horns blared, bells rang and cadets and staff alike at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy rejoiced at the news that Capt. Richard Phillips had been rescued from Somali pirates. (CBS News)
Wife: Captain Calls Military "Real Heroes" Apr 14, 2009
" Danielson, who prayed for Phillips' release at Easter Sunday services and saw the town's prayers answered later in the day with Phillips' release, said he couldn't take credit for it. "It's almighty God, and the U.S. Navy," he said. Brian Searles, director of aviation at nearby Burlington International Airport, said Monday he knew of no plans to fly Phillips into the airport. Appearing on CBS' The Early Show, Captain James Staples, a friend and former classmate of Phillips at the Massachusetts... (CBS News)
Relief and a warning after captain's rescue Apr 13, 2009
Rick Gurnon, head of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where Capt. Richard Phillips had trained. "I was pretty sure he would be OK," Gurnon said of Phillips, adding, "as a captain at sea, in a lifeboat, he was in an environment he was comfortable with even if he was sharing it with four armed Somali . "I was more worried for his family. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Protecting against piracy difficult Apr 13, 2009
Phillips graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, which trains mariners on the dangers of piracy, the president of the academy said. "The sea is a dangerous place -- pirates [are] just one of the many dangers," Adm. (CNN)
Navy kills 3 pirates to save US captain Apr 13, 2009
In Bourne, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy celebrated the release of Phillips, a 1979 graduate, by blasting the whistle on the USTS Kennedy, its training vessel, and sounding the bell above Blinn Hall on the edge of the Cape Cod Canal. And in Underhill, the Vermont village where the captain lives with his wife, Andrea, several members of his family emerged from their house, smiles stretched across their faces, but made no comment. (Boston Globe)
Hijacked Ship Arrives Safely In Kenya Port Apr 13, 2009
"The issue is going to be claustrophobia, sea sickness, heat, boredom," Rick Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told CBS News. "I think after a few more days in the lifeboat, the Somalis will think going to prison for two years is trading up.". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Rescue off Somalia prompts calls for action Apr 13, 2009
Rick Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy where Phillips was trained, told a news conference. ARMING CREWS UNPOPULAR WITH SHIPPING COMPANIES. (AlertNet)
US Captain Freed; Snipers Kill 3 Pirates Apr 13, 2009
Richard Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, reacts to the news that it's graduate, Richard Phillips, is freed after being held by Somali pirates. The Maersk Alabama is docked in Mombasa, Kenya, after being overtaken by pirates. (Click2Houston, TX)
Navy saves captain from pirates Apr 13, 2009
Gortney called him "heroic." Rick Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy where Phillips and his second-in-command had been students, said he "showed unbelievable courage and professionalism.". The captain also showed humility. (USA Today)
Mass. Maritime Academy reacts to U.S. captains rescue Apr 13, 2009
The training ship Kennedy sounded a quartet of horn blasts at 2 p.m. today to celebrate the rescue of Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The blasts rang across Taylors Point, the Cape Cod Canal and into Buzzards Bay village. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Mass. Maritime families concerned but confident Apr 12, 2009
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy baseball team was in town Friday, where they faced off against Framingham State at Bowditch Field. The afternoon was time for healthy competition but thoughts of the future were on the minds of some at the game. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Boston SWAT team begins training with marine counterpart Apr 12, 2009
The highly trained assault unit within the maritime team - a component of about 15 members known as Maritime Law Enforcement/Force Protection - worked with about 20 members from Boston's SWAT team Thursday and Friday at the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod and nearby at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, using the academy's pool and its training vessel, the 540-foot-long USTS Kennedy. The joint training session, planned weeks in advance, took place as the canalside academy in Bourne... (Boston Globe)
MMA admiral calls for more Navy presence to deter Somali pirates Apr 11, 2009
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy president late Thursday called for an increased American naval presence in the Indian Ocean where four Somali pirates held an MMA graduate hostage in open seas. Adm. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
