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Monday August 24, 2009 slideshow
The new batch of Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets engage in two weeks of basic training/boot camp. These 350 new arrivals are given a military style preparation before their studies begin with the rest of the school body. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, established in 1891 and the oldest continuosly-operating maritime academy in the country, is located in Buzzards Bay, MA and is a regionally accredited, coeducational, state college offering undergraduate degrees in maritime-related fields, as well as graduate degrees and professional studies.