TS Empire State VI visit open to press

The U.S. ship TS Empire State VI is visiting in Lisbon and a guided press tour will be held on June 26, at 10:30.

TS Empire State belongs to the United States Merchant Marine, spends her days training our future United States Merchant Mariners in a program sponsored by the Maritime College of the State University of New York.

Chargé d’Affaires Herro Mustafa will visit the Ronald McDonald House along with some of the TS Empire State VI cadets, tomorrow, June 23, as a way of engaging with the local community, during their stay in Portugal.

For more information on the ship or crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TS_Empire_State_VI

http://www.sunymaritime.edu/Academics/sst/track-empire-state-vi

Media outlets interested in participating in the press tour should contact the U.S. Embassy Press section, by phone (217702439) or e-mail (morenomv@state.gov), by using the following contacts: MorenoMV@state.gov, or 217702439.