National Maritime Day 2025
View of Honolulu Harbor from Aloha Tower. 9 June 2013.
May 22 is National Maritime Day in the United States. It was designated as such by the US Congress in 1933 to commemorate the first successful transatlantic voyage by a US steam-powered vessel, the Savannah, in 1819. It recognizes the importance of the maritime industry to the country.
Mahalo nui loa to all of our merchant mariners!
And thank you for remembering! -Another Drunken Sailor
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