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Downeast Maritime, Inc. started in the late 1980s on Martha's Vineyards Island (the founder being a native Islander) and has for many years been located in the oldest school house on Island. However, in the middle 1990's the ever increasing high costs of doing business on Martha's Vineyard required a change in our headquarters to Freedom Maine.
In the early 2000's we became joint partners with Maine Maritime Academy offering first rate courses to the general public previously not available in this part of Maine. |
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| Freedom, Maine is our HQ and is located approximately 15 miles, on good roads, from the coast and Belfast Maine. This location was chose because of its proximity to Mid Coast Maine. The lower operating costs are passed directly onto the student. Lodging information can be found on our links page. Get Directions To Our Location!
 Latitude: 44° 29 Min. 07 Sec.
Longitude: 69° 17 Min. 42 Sec.
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Other Locations have included:
- Maine: Mount Desert Island, Maine Maritime Academy, Eastport Washington County Community College, various USCG Groups, Midcoast School of Technology, Jonesport, Southwest Harbor, Freedom, Belfast, and Stonington
- Massachusetts: Boston, Gloucester and Martha's Vineyard
- Connecticut: US Coast Guard Academy
- South Carolina: Charleston and Beaufort
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The founder, and your primary instructor, Shawn J. Ahearn III, holds an Ocean Master towing vessel unlimited tonnage including western rivers, 1600 / 3000 gt Ocean, 100 gt master auxiliary sail Oceans, all STCW, Fast Boat Rescue Operations, Global Marine Distress Ship Systems, Bridge Resource Management, ARPA, Visual Communications, Advance Firefighting, etc.. Further the training center and Shawn holds an impressively wide range of teaching licenses and endorsements from the USCG's National Maritime Center.
In addition he has taught at Maine Maritime Academy as a professor of Celestial & Advanced Navigation; Navigation Rules (Admirality Law), Ocean Survival & Fire Training & License Seminar Preparation and a Licensed FAA Pilot. Many of Downeast Maritime's courses continue to be offered there. Read More>> |
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| My associates as professors (all are licensed by the USCG's National Maritime Center): |
| Captain Chris Mullins who holds a Master Towing Vessel Unlimited Tonnage Inland; Unlimited Radar Endorsement; Train the Trainer; & has completed most of his unlimited ocean navigation requirements. In addition to his tow vessel experience Captain Mullins has sailed singled handed several times along the east coast of the United States. Captain Mullins is currently a mate/ deckhand on tugs out of NY, NY. |
| Captain Kenneth Stuart is a retired 22 year veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He holds a 200GT Master of Towing Near Coastal, and 100GT Master of Auxiliary Sail, with Unlimited RADAR Endorsement. His service time included numerous Commands of Coast Guard Small Boat Stations and Cutters. His training with the Coast Guard includes, but was not limited to: Search and Rescue; Motor Lifeboat Surfman Registered #184; Law Enforcement Boarding Officer and Defensive Tactics Instructor. Captain Stuart is currently serving as a Civilian Search & Rescue Specialist for Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, which has an area of responsibility ranging from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State Line North to the Canadian Border. |
| Unlimited Ocean Master Richard Alcott has also been USCG approved and is the master of a container ship on the west coast. We all strive to meet our high internal company teaching standards. As required by USCG this is easily documented by our student surveys. |
| Andrew A. Hammond -
For almost 10 years, Andy served as an Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) on several large merchant vessels in the in the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Andy then joined the Coast Guard as a civilian Marine Inspector in Boston Marine Safety Office for four years. Subsequently, Andy assumed the position of Chief, Regional Exam Center. Because of his experience in teaching, Andy currently is our launch tender instructor for southern New England. Email: broadsoundconsulting@yahoo.com |
| Lindsey G. Pinkham is a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy who holds an unlimited tonnage mates license and unlimited radar endorsement. She holds a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician License, Maine State Emergency Medical Technician and is a Certified CPR/AED and First Aid Instructor who has her own first aid training company. She has worked on bulk carriers, oil clean up vessels and tugs all over the world and worked as an instructor at Maine Maritime Academy. |
| VESSELS |
| These are some of the several training vessels used for our Coast Guard Training courses. The restored and repowered U.S. Navy Officers motor whale boat is inspected and certified by the USCG. |
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