5/14/2016 update from the ship's librarian, Laurel:
The views off of Montauk have been grand! Dropping anchor
each night, we’ve puttered around here by day in order to fulfill our important
training and safety requirements. Everyone seems enthusiastic and it’s been a
great start to our summer sea term!
So far, training has involved making sure all know where
to report for “standing watch” as well as some firefighting training. Part of
this involves cadets donning full firefighting suits and blacked-out masks to simulate
fire-and-smoke conditions, then crawling on all fours to find their way out of
a room. Occasionally they bump into one another, but all remain safe in their
helmets.
Up on deck, we've had several “man-overboard” drills. A
dummy (Oscar) was tossed in and needed to be rescued from the open
water using a small orange fast-rescue boat. All went well!
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