- Castine, METime: 1404 Position: Castine, Maine Good Afternoon, Between some technical difficulties and end of semester exams I have been crazy busy, but now safely alongside in Castine, I have some time! We cruised back across the Atlantic at 11 knots. Last I wrote, we were heading into some weather creating 3.5 meter seas. I definitely […]
- Return to CastineThe TS State of Maine is quickly approaching the East Coast of the United States and is due back in Castine on July 19th at 6:30 am. Livestreaming of the return is scheduled to start at 6:15 am and is accessible either below or at live.mainemaritime.edu.
- Leaving IrelandTime: 2315 Lat: N 53º 05.4 Long: W 005° 24.6 Good Evening! Ireland was fantastic and has made its way up the list to my favorite port! Let’s start where we left off. Last we checked in, we were rounding the southernmost tip of England and heading north toward Belfast, Ireland. We saw Wolfs Head […]
- Underway to BelfastTime: 2305 Lat: N 49 56.4’ Long: W003 32.9’ Good Evening, We gained an hour last night to sync up with Belfast, Ireland. Capt. MacArthur changed our course to go down through the English Channel and then up to Ireland rather than the planned route up and over Scotland. We left Kiel a couple of […]
- The past week and Kiel!The Past Week and Kiel! Time: 2030 Position: Lat: 55° 20.1′ Lng: 011° 02.7 We have been busy in the last week, and I was on watch for most of it, so let’s pick up from where we left off. The very popular ping pong tournament took place last week, with 4C Cleaves taking first […]
2023 TSSOM Cruise Blog
Port Information
| * Ports | Arrive Port | Depart Port |
|---|---|---|
| Castine, Maine (Move aboard TSSOM) | May 7 | |
| Castine, Maine | May 10 | |
| New York, New York | May 14 | May 15 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 17 | May 20 |
| Ponta Delgada, Azores | June 1 | June 4 |
| Vigo, Spain | June 13 | June 16 |
| Kiel, Germany | June 26 | June 29 |
| Belfast, N. Ireland | July 4 | July 7 |
| Boston, MA/Portland, ME for customs | July 17 | July 18 |
| Castine, Maine | July 19 | |
| Castine, Maine (Cruise ends) | July 20 |
Email Tips
Email connectivity for the ship is provided via satellite connection. In order to control the costs and bandwidth associated with providing email, the size of messages going through the gateway (inbound and outbound) is limited to 1Mb. If an email is greater in size than 1Mb, it will bounce back to the sender. Please be mindful of the number and size of messages you send while using the system.
Here are a few ways to make sure emails stay under the 1Mb limit:
- Eliminate signatures with graphics
- Do not send attachments
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Watch the live streaming of the TSSOM departure from Castine on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Coverage to start at 8:30 am.