Captain Sherman Brewer graduated on Saturday, Sept. 8 from Northeast Maritime Institute (NMI) with an associate in applied science in nautical science degree with honors. He made the Captain Norman W. Lemley List of Academic Achievement all four semesters and was recognized for outstanding academic achievement during the ceremony. He earned the following United States Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credentials: Master of 100 Gross Ton Near Coastal Vessels; Mate of 200 Ton Gross Ton Near Coastal Vessels; Able Seaman Limited; and multiple endorsements. His proud family was in attendance for the graduation ceremony which was held at the Fairhaven Town Hall, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

Brewer's design of a ship's wheel and trident was chosen to represent Chort 3 as the class burgee, which every graduating student was presented, as well as a NMI blue blazer with embroidered school crest. The intensive nautical science program required the successful completion of 84 credits and two 90-day internships. Brewer sailed with Captain Michael Vogelsgesang aboard the S/V Eye of the Wind out of Kiel, Germany, visiting seven European countries his first year, and with Captain Kip Files aboard the S/V Victory Chimes out of Rockland, Maine, sailing the Maine coast his second year.