{"id":6609,"date":"2026-06-04T22:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=6609"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:47:41","slug":"30-31-arrival-to-charleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/2026-summer\/30-31-arrival-to-charleston\/","title":{"rendered":"30-31 | Arrival to Charleston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 30 and Day 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For day 30, we have been preparing for arrival.\u00a0 We prepared by prepping for trash offload, which involved moving trash and recyclables to the RORO deck in preparation for offload.<\/p>\n<p>Day 31 was arrival day in Charleston SC, we passed inbound by Fort Sumter, where Cadets rendered honors as we passed.\u00a0 As we came inbound, we were also flanked by a few families on small boats (both Texas and MMA).\u00a0 Cadets onboard are excited to spend the next 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