Gdynia Maritime University GMU

On 11 November 2023, Poland's Independence Day, Gdynia Maritime University's sail training ship was welcomed home by Rector Professor Adam Weintrit, the Mayor of Gdynia - Dr Wojciech Szczurek, the University's authorities, members of the Senate, staff, students, as well as the families and friends of the ship's crew.

On 29 May 2023, Dar Młodzieży set sail from Gdynia on an almost six-month voyage, covering 12,500 nautical miles. On board the ship were Gdynia Maritime University students and a 23-person group of students from the National University "Odessa Maritime Academy". 

On 28 September at 19:10 GMT (22:10 in Poland) Dar Młodzieży crossed the equator in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the crossing of the equator by Lwów - the Maritime School's sail training ship and the first ship flying the Polish flag to make the journey across the equator.

A further group of 86 students of the 2nd year students from the GMU Faculty of Navigation returned to Gdynia on board Dar Młodzieży. The group boarded two months earlier in the Spanish port of Cadiz and spent a total of 35 days working on the watch. Having returned home following the unforgettable experience of a traditional equatorial baptism, the future can now regard themselves as fully fledged sailors.  

_{Photos by Maciej Czarniak and Jakub Strzelczyk Photography}