Cadets on TS Kennedy

Texas A&M Maritime Academy Announces Ports Of Call For Summer Sea Term 2025

Texas A&M Maritime Academy recently announced the ports of call for Summer Sea Term 2025 (SST '25). This summer, cadets, crew, faculty and staff will depart Galveston on May 18, docking in New York City, New York; Belfast, Northern Ireland; ... Read More

An aerial view of Texas A&M University at Galveston

Year In Review: Defining Stories of 2024

2024 was a groundbreaking year for Texas A&M University at Galveston. From the launch of the new College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies, to a rescue at sea, these 12 stories are just a glimpse of some of our exciting achievements and milestones over the last year. Read More

Heffernan on a Flex LNG ship for her commercial sea term.

Commercial Sea Term Q&A With Cadet Tyler Heffernan

Bldg. 311 sat down with Tyler Heffernan '25, a marine engineering technology student that recently returned to Galveston from her commercial sea term. She spent her summer at sea with Flex LNG on a liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker in ... Read More

Jim H. Gompper and Jim P. Gompper on TS Kennedy

Father And Son Together On Summer Sea Term

This summer, James P. (Jim) Gompper, Texas A&M Maritime Academy commandant, and James H. (Jim) Gompper '21, Texas A&M University at Galveston former student and summer sea term deck watch officer, are sailing together on TS Kennedy as part of ... Read More

Female mariner working on boat in Alaska.

Bowman Embraces Changed Plans, Aggie Legacy​

Sarah Bowman '16, '24 is a third-generation Aggie with two degrees from Texas A&M University at Galveston. Her path to Aggieland by the Sea was unconventional, but she is grateful for the journey and says it's all part of her ... Read More

Texas A&M Maritime Academy Sets Sail for Sea-Day Training

Over 300 Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets, faculty and staff will depart from the Galveston Campus aboard the TS Kennedy to begin a 56-day training cruise to earn required at-sea hours to receive their U.S. Coast Guard license. Read More

Texas A&M Maritime Academy Summer Sea Term ’21 Schedule Announced

Details concerning all logistics, including vaccines, quarantine periods, travel, public celebrations, port activities, and more will be communicated in the coming weeks. Read More

Search for Missing Texas A&M University at Galveston Student Continues

Thursday evening, Texas A&M University at Galveston was notified of a missing student, Cadet Brandon Perlowski, Class of 2021. Read More

Texas A&M at Galveston Awarded New State-of-the-Art Vessel by Federal Government

Congress yesterday evening approved $390 million to fund construction of a fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which will be assigned to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Read More

Distance Learning to Go the Distance: TAMUG Beta Test for Virtual Simulator Learning

Texas A&M University at Galveston recently served as the beta testing ground for remote simulator learning to ensure that not just cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy are receiving the critical training they need to fulfill degree and licensure requirements, but so other cadets from state maritime academies could benefit too. Read More