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Training vessel returns to campus early AI illustrationhow this picture was made 
By Ingrid Sorensen · 1h
MARAD cancels 170-day national security deployment of TS Empire State VII
The training vessel will return early to SUNY Maritime, per announcements filed 29 October 2026.
By Ingrid Sorensen · 1hMARAD has canceled the planned 170-day national security deployment of TS Empire State VII. The vessel will be returned early to SUNY Maritime.
MARAD Administrator Capt. Stephen Carmel stated on the same date that training ships were not designed to replace shoreside academic infrastructure.
No further details on the decision to cancel the deployment were included in the filed notice.
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