{"id":6419,"date":"2026-05-11T18:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:26:04","slug":"day-9-sea-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/uncategorized\/day-9-sea-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 9 | Sea Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Training ship continues southward approximately 31 degrees north by 71 degrees west, the ships cadets and crew are starting to settle into their at-sea routine.\u00a0 From driving on the bridge to lounging on the fantail, Everyone onboard is both learning and relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0313-scaled-e1778538282916.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6424\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0313-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cadets lounging on the fantail\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6423\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cadets testing the fire hose\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0309-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0306-scaled-e1778538220434.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6422\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0306-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cadets working with hoses\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0305-scaled-e1778538172298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6421\" src=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/IMG_0305-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Looking off the helo deck\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 9 As the Training ship continues southward approximately 31 degrees north by 71 degrees west, the ships cadets and crew are starting to settle into their at-sea routine.\u00a0 From driving on the bridge to lounging on the fantail, Everyone onboard is both learning and relaxing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/uncategorized\/day-9-sea-day\/\"> Read More...<\/a>","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":6421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-summer","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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