Ahoy!

Summer Sea Term 2025 is wrapping up soon - we have less than two weeks to go, and two days until we arrive in our final port: Seattle, WA. It has been a long 13 days at sea since our departure from Saipan, but cadets have been busy finishing up their classes and completing their final watch rotations and daywork projects in preparation for our arrival in port. The weather has been cold and gray as we head across the Pacific, but our weekend forecast looks promising. All are ready for some time off in Seattle to end Summer Sea Term on a high note!

Though our days at sea are numbered, the energy aboard TSGB is still bustling. Cadets have had the opportunity in recent days to go down in the ballast tanks, among other experiences shown below..

1C Cadets go over safety protocols for the tank dive with 3C's. 

Inside the tank is interesting~ and dark!

Cadets practiced evacuating a shipmate from inside the tank.

 

We also have kept up on our fire drills over the past couple weeks - this time the "fire" was in the focsle. Photo credit Chief Mate Doug Nagy

 

Engineers completed a fuel transfer ~ this is an important and routine experience, as it is crucial to move fuel between tanks to maintain stability, supply the engine, and prepare fuel for combustion.

 

Deckies have been busy removing rust and painting the ship to prepare for our arrival home~

 

Engineering cadets got to remove a cylinder head from ship service diesel generator (SSDG) #1. Photos courtesy of LWE James Earley.

Sea Term might be ending soon, but it's never too late to learn first aid! Photo courtesy of Joel Aldrich

Fair winds and following seas...

~Madalyn Reynolds, Assistant Purser & Jessica Fowler, Purser

Check back often and follow the voyage with our blog series that gives the latest news from Summer Sea Term! TSGB will travel to San Diego, CA, Kauai, HI, Guam, Saipan, NMI, and Seattle, WA prior to returning to Vallejo on July 6th.

Stay tuned for updates to the Follow the Voyage blog.