Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Bill Krim of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy removes the bow line from the TS Kennedy as thick fog rolls across the Cape Cod Canal minutes before the ship is scheduled to set sail on its annual training cruise. I towed it back to shore. Departure was delayed until late Saturday afternoon. This year's cruise will head south to St. Thomas and end in Galveston, Texas, which will be owned by Texas A&M Maritime as MMA awaits the arrival of the new ship later this year.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 MMA's TS Kennedy appears as cadets wave to familiar faces in the crowd who have gathered to see off the nearly 500 cadets taking part in their annual training cruise. Shining at dawn. Dense fog delayed the 8 a.m. Saturday departure.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Tugboats arrive alongside the TS Kennedy at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as the vessel prepares for departure at 8 a.m. Saturday. Shortly before scheduled departure, thick fog rolled in over the Cape Cod Canal, forcing departure into Saturday afternoon.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Cadets gather on the fantail of the TS Kennedy overlooking the foggy Cape Cod Canal as they await their 8 a.m. Saturday departure. Fog delayed departure until late afternoon.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 The navigation area on the bridge is filled with charts as MMA cadets prepare to depart on their annual training cruise. This year it will head to St. Thomas and unload in Galveston, Texas, where Texas A&M Maritime will take over the ship. MMA will acquire a new ship later this year.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 MMA cadets check out the Texas A&M Maritime logo painted on TS Kennedy's helideck. The final port of this year's training cruise will be Galveston, where the ship will be picked up by a school in Texas and the cadets will be flown back to MMA.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 MMA cadets gather attendees before setting sail on their annual training cruise south to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 MMA cadets help remove lines at the bow of the TS Kennedy as it sets sail on its annual training cruise. The 8am departure was delayed on Saturday afternoon due to fog.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 Among the crowds gathered along the State Pier on the Buzzards Bay campus to wish them well, MMA cadets spotted a familiar face. looking down from their perch on board the TS Kennedy.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 Among the crowds gathered along the State Pier on the Buzzards Bay campus to wish them well, MMA cadets spotted a familiar face. looking down from their perch on the TS Kennedy.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Constance McDonough (left) and Susan McLaughlin gather in the early morning cold along the Massachusetts Maritime Academy's State Pier to say goodbye to cadets.Alyssa McDonough heads to the TS Kennedy for its annual training cruise.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 As Captain Mike Campbell of the TS Kennedy strides up the gangway, the MMA ship prepares to set sail from Buzzards Bay on its annual training cruise, and this year the St. Head to Thomas.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 MMA cadets Lizzie Weber (left) and Mary Bouzyukos rope on the gangway as they help prepare the TS Kennedy to set sail for its annual training cruise on Saturday morning. Solve the work.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 MMA cadets prepare to pull up the gangway for departure on the annual training cruise aboard the TS Kennedy Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Cadets cheer on line handlers as they untie TS Kennedy at State Pier in Buzzards Bay. Dense fog engulfed the Cape Cod Canal shortly before departure, delaying departure until Saturday afternoon at the earliest.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay April 20, 2024 In the dense fog, I set out to congratulate cadets and staff aboard the TS Kennedy, which was scheduled to depart on its annual training cruise at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. People gathered to wish for good luck. Visibility is limited. We postponed our departure until late Saturday afternoon.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Cadets cheer on line handlers as they untie TS Kennedy at State Pier in Buzzards Bay. Dense fog engulfed the Cape Cod Canal shortly before departure, delaying departure until Saturday afternoon at the earliest.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Medway natives Joe and Heather Barresi sit in the front row to see off their son Joseph Jr. as he takes part in the annual MMA training cruise aboard the TS Kennedy.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 Line handlers reconnect the TS Kennedy along the State Pier in Buzzards Bay after heavy fog delayed its 8 a.m. departure.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Buzzards Bay 04/20/24 After most of the crowd had dispersed, two well-wishers stood on the fence looking up at TS Kennedy and saying goodbye. Shortly before the TS Kennedy departed from the MMA campus, heavy fog developed in the Cape Cod Canal, delaying the departure into the afternoon.Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times
