Summer Sea Term

The award recognizes the students who saved three people stranded aboard a disabled vessel for 15 days while underscoring the academy’s mission to develop maritime professionals committed to service.

From historic campus milestones, former student highlights and groundbreaking faculty research, here are the stories and moments that made Aggieland by the Sea great this year.

Isaiah Castillo ’26 shares his motivation to be a mariner.

MARAD took possession of the ship on September 16 as the academy prepares to usher in a new era.

Jonathan Rucker is the first graduate student to receive the Student Incentive Payment through the Strategic Sealift Midshipman Program.

The academy will kick off the annual summer sea term with a dock party and sail away flotilla.

The annual training semester at sea includes two international locations and a partnership with Maine Maritime Academy.

Take a look back at 12 stories that captured the spirit of Aggieland by the Sea this year.

Sophomore maritime academy cadet documented his summer at sea on social media, sharing a glimpse of life at sea.