Cal Maritime:Follow the Voyage 2009

Dear Parents and Friends of Training Cruise II Cadets and Staff,

I very much regret to inform you that we will be canceling our port visits to Valparaiso and Guayaquil. Yesterday the Presidents of both the Texas Maritime Academy and the California Maritime Academy had a late afternoon meeting with their senior directors and health services personnel. I did the same aboard the ship.

In consideration of the… Continue reading this post...

H1N1 Flu Status Update 5/6/09

Jack Ellis, MD, Chief Medical Officer TSGB

We have now been underway for 3 days, and have had no cases of influenza aboard the ship so far.  Since the incubation period of influenza is approximately 24 hours, if there were any infections brought aboard in Vallejo or SF, we should have seen them by now.  This makes me quite confident that… Continue reading this post...

 A Message to the Cal Maritime Family The recent outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, and reports of additional cases in other locations, has naturally raised questions, particularly in regard to the planned call of the Training Ship Golden Bear in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, June 21-24, during her summer training voyage. Because that call is some two months from now, it is our plan to closely monitor the situation during our… Continue reading this post...