{"id":6585,"date":"2026-05-29T22:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:22:10","slug":"day-25-26-calm-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/2026-summer\/day-25-26-calm-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 25 &#8211; 26 | Calm Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 25 and Day 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we head north towards Tampa, Florida, the seas outside are flat and calm.\u00a0 Lucky Cadets have gotten views of dolphins, swordfish, and flying fish as we cut through the swells.\u00a0 We are on our way to Tampa after coming around Cuba to conduct some anchoring drills before we head around Florida to dock in Charleston, SC.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Cadets have been busy working on their Celestial projects. 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