{"id":6199,"date":"2026-05-09T18:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2026-05-09T18:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:36:58","slug":"day-7-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/2026-summer\/day-7-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 | Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Training ship departed Portland on its way to Galveston Texas, to pick up the remaining Texas Cadets.\u00a0 Lifting anchor started with a bit of a tangle when the Anchor flukes brought up a nest of old fishing gear off the bottom, but with the help of the pilot boat, the anchor was cleared. 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