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DELAWARE VALLEY / PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER TS EMPIRE STATE VI Meet at Philadelphia Navy Yard

Bay and River Delaware. Philadelphia Barge Company, Maritime Charter School and Northeast Ship Repair also stepped up to provide pier-side logistics support. With fabulous weather and a robust turnout, the event included a visit to see EMPIRE STATE VII under construction, a tour of TSES VI and legendary food including Philly cheese steaks and soft pretzels, all capped off with fireworks supplied by the city.

welcome. Del Val Philadelphia works closely with the Port of Philadelphia Maritime Society (POPMS) and other academy chapters to coordinate port social activities and the Maritime Day annual scholarship fund drive. An urgent One Hand outreach to these groups garnered an overwhelming show of support. Financial support poured in from the POPMS, the MCAA, SUNY Maritime College Foundation and the Pilots Association for the

Maritime grads all know the cry of “One Hand” means that a fellow graduate or classmate is in need. The shout was raised last summer when, with barely two weeks’ notice, a visit by TS EMPIRE STATE VI to Philadelphia was shifted to the Navy Yard. A reception planned for over 200 Cadets, Officers Alumni, parents and guests was disastrously headed for the rocks. Del Val Philadelphia was not about to let her go without a hearty

Clockwise from top left: TSES VI Capt. McManus chats with alumni River Pilots Rob Cook ‘80 and Kevin Barrow ’95; SUNY Maritime Foundation Vice Chair John Bree ’78 addresses the gathering; TSES VI is flanked by a convocation of alumni and cadets; a hearty show of support from the SUNY Maritime Parents Association Corps.

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