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Sea Education Association (SEA) will host a public lecture, “Maintaining a Tall Ship: an in-depth look at the SSV Corwith Cramer’s Major Maintenance Project,” on Tuesday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m. (Please note that day and time differs from previous lectures in the lecture series.) Capt. Jen Haddock, SEA Marine Operations Coordinator will deliver the lecture, which will be held at the James L. Madden Center Lecture Hall, Sea Education Association, 171 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. About the Lecture Maintaining and operating steel-hulled tall ships that serve as both floating classrooms and ocean research laboratories and sail many thousands of miles every year is a complex challenge - and Sea Education Association has been doing it for more than 47 years. Capt. Jen Haddock will discuss the recent major maintenance of SEA’s flagship, SSV Corwith Cramer, an ambitious project that lasted four months last summer in Belfast, Maine. Work covered every inch of the ship, from the hull to the rigging, and included engine room, galley, science lab and living spaces. Jen will describe the planning, objectives, logistics, and management of the project, as well as the resources used, challenges faced, and solutions arrived at to achieve a successful outcome. About the Lecturer Capt. Jen Haddock is SEA’s Marine Operations Coordinator. She served as Project Manager for last summer’s extensive maintenance project. Jen is also a graduate of SEA Semester, SEA’s study abroad program focused on the ocean. About Sea Education Association/SEA Semester® Sea Education Association (SEA) is an internationally recognized leader in undergraduate ocean education. For more than 45 years and with 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. In 2016, SEA was honored with the National Science Board’s Public Service Award for its role in promoting the public understanding of science and engineering.