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WOODS HOLE, MASS. – Sea Education Association’s oceanographic research vessel SSV Corwith Cramer will be open to the public on Memorial Day, May 30, from 2 -5 p.m. at Dyer’s Dock in Woods Hole. Admission is free. This is a family-friendly opportunity for anyone interested in tall ships and educational programs at sea. The Corwith Cramer’s crew will be on hand to welcome visitors, give tours of the ship, and explain what life is like aboard a tall ship at sea. A state-of-the-art research vessel, the SSV Corwith Cramer is a 134-foot brigantine owned and operated by Sea Education Association. Launched in Bilbao, Spain in 1987, it currently operates in the Atlantic Ocean, primarily with undergraduate SEA Semester® study abroad programs. The ship arrived at Woods Hole on May 19 after completing a five-week SEA Semester research voyage from San Juan, Puerto Rico. It departs June 3 on a transatlantic voyage to Cork, Ireland with a summer SEA Semester program. About Sea Education Association/SEA Semester® Sea Education Association (SEA) is an internationally recognized leader in undergraduate ocean education. For 45 years and more than one million nautical miles sailed, SEA has educated students about the world’s oceans through its Boston University accredited study abroad program, SEA Semester. SEA/SEA Semester is based on Cape Cod in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts and has two research vessels: the SSV Corwith Cramer, operating in the Atlantic Ocean, and the SSV Robert C. Seamans, operating in the Pacific. Download photos and access more information about SEA Semester through our online press kit.