Articles by Andy Simpson, KP '82

Joseph Keefe over at MaritimeProfessional.com has been digging into the SASH numbers.  Read the whole thing — it’s very well written but I want to […]

This is important.  Congressman Peter King is the chairman of the Congressional Board of Visitors for Kings Point.  He issued the following statement on his […]

I created that confidential tip webpage and then ran off to Europe for three weeks and didn’t realize that it wasn’t quite working properly — […]

So when the whole sea year “stand down”  cancellation was announced, we were assured by the administration that graduation dates would not be affected.  To […]

Spoiler alert: Absolutely nothing. Here’s a link to Admiral Helis’ testimony in Congress in March 2016, only three months before the sea year stand down. […]

I’m glad to see the UMMAAAF getting the message out. They are taking a neutral position, but getting the word out to read the actual […]

One of her points: “MARAD’s decision relating to the environment at sea is not supported by validated data in published reports. MARAD and its Advisory […]

I earnestly believe that the leadership of MARAD and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy should be required to adhere to the same Honor Code requirements […]

On June 16, 2016, with no advance notice, MARAD unilaterally announced that it was suspending sea year at Kings Point. Thirty-three midshipmen who were to […]