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  • High schoolers could help WSF worker shortage
    Bainbridge Review | 10/25/24
  • Northwest Maritime receives $10k donation from DNV
    Peninsula Daily News | 8/3/2024
  • The 100-mile adventure on the Salish Sea
    GIg Harbor Now | 7/31/2024
  • Getting Schooled
    WorkBoat | 6/25/2024
  • Charting a New Course: Nurturing Washington’s Next Generation of Maritime Professionals
    South Seattle Emerald | 6/7/2024
  • Chimacum Cowboys sail on the Salish Sea
    Port Townsend Leader | 6/5/2024
  • Maritime themes highlight new space at campus
    Peninsula Daily News | 5/11/2024
  • Welcome center to open at Northwest Maritime Center
    Penisula Daily News | 5/8/2024
  • Northwest Maritime Center opens Welcome Center May 9
    Port Townsend Leader | 5/8/2024
  • Northwest Maritime Center welcome center in the works
    Peninsula Daily News | 3/21/2024
  • Simulator gives taste of maritime challenges
    Port Townsend Leader | 12/27/2023
  • Port Townsend’s seaworthy festival returns this weekend
    King 5 | 9/6/2023
  • Legendary voyaging canoe visits Northwest Maritime Center
    8/19/2023
  • We Brake for Whales wins Race to Alaska
    Peninsula Daily News | 6/15/2023
  • Race to Alaska sets sail Monday
    Peninsula Daily News | 6/4/2023
  • Northwest Maritime Center continues to grow, director says
    Peninsula Daily News | 2/20/23

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