File photo shows the Horizon Spirit at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: American Maritime Partnership Happy National Maritime Day!
Posted on 05/22/2019 10:58:40 AM PDT by fishtank
U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day (May 22nd)
May 22, 2019 by gCaptain
Each year, on May 22nd, the United States celebrates National Maritime Day, a holiday in observance of the contributions of the men and women of the U.S. merchant marine, as well as the U.S. maritime industry and the benefits it brings to the country in terms of transportation, jobs, goods, recreation and national security.
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File photo shows the Horizon Spirit at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: American Maritime Partnership Happy National Maritime Day!
The date May 22 is significant because it marks the day that the SS Savannah in 1819 departed on the first successful voyage by a steam-powered ship across the Atlantic, quietly sparking a new age of maritime travel and transport.
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US Coast Guard Academy graduation day as well. Mr. John Bolton was the commencement keynote speaker.
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