YNY Loc: Youngstown NY (Western New York)

State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College's training ship Empire State negotiating the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City's East River in August 2016. Happy students line the decks. She was returning from a ninety day cruise to Europe and the Mediterranean. Every summer students go on forty five or ninety day cruises usually to Europe and the Mediterranean as part of their studies. My son graduated in 2017 and visited Copenhagen, Dublin, Cork, Barcelona, Malta, Trieste, La Spezia and other places on his cruises. As a parent of a third year student on his last cruise I was able to go out into the harbor at 2:00 AM on a tour boat to wait for the ship's return. The ship is a converted freighter with dorms, classrooms and cafeteria. She 565 feet long and has served to provide housing for relief operations following hurricanes Katrina, Sandy and Harvey. The school is in Throgs Neck NY and offers degrees in marine engineering and a variety of maritime related subjects.

SUNY Maritime College TS Empire State VI.

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Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

Great story behind the picture, congradulations.

YNY Loc: Youngstown NY (Western New York)

Thank you so much. My first photo post to UHH.
YNY.

PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa

She is a beauty. I worked as an engineer years ago, I attended a different school.. We were placed on operating freighters and tankers etc. Thanks for the post.

loosecanon Loc: Central Texas

Very interesting background. Thank you.

leftj Loc: Texas

Love this pic. Very crisp and great composition. Beautiful in color but also think it would be stunning in B&W.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

It would look good in b&w format as well. Nice capture of this ship.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Nice shot. We pass the school whenever we cross the Throgs Neck Bridge. A great learning experience for the students, and they get to visit some great places.

Bryan Donovan

Terrific shot. Graduated from Maritime in 1980, deck officer. Trained on the Empire State V. Great education, great memories.

The return home via the East River never got old.

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Great shot and story, YNY, thanks for sharing

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

Great photo and story to go with it. Sounds like a wonderful program and provides real life experiences to these young adults. Mahalo for sharing.