Sea Scout Ship 228 - Sea Dart II Page

11/24/2025

Over the past two months, several of our Sea Scouts have been working on their World Conservation Award!
As part of this, they have been hard at work conducting ecological investigations into water quality, soil delineation, and pollution.
They’ve had the opportunity to use multiparameter probes to test the Navesink and Rahway Rivers, Munsell Charts to color soils and identify redox features, and do titrations to measure dissolved oxygen.
Participating in (and leading) these investigations broadens their horizons and connects them to a global community of scouts working to protect their environment!
We can’t wait to continue these investigations throughout the winter months!

11/23/2025

Yesterday, Ship 228 worked with our WMA 7 Ambassador and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association to clean up the Rahway River as part of the initiative!
27 volunteers from our ship, alongside 10 volunteers from Troop 14 - Metuchen, picked up about 2000 pounds of trash! Stay tuned as we get the official numbers!
We are so proud of the work our scouts did for the environment and we appreciate all the work our WMA Ambassador, Betsy, and the NAMEPA representatives, Meghan and Rachel, for helping to make this possible.

11/16/2025

Today, Ship 228 participated in the Aquehonga District Range & Target Activities Day!
Our Sea Scouts started their morning with a safety briefing (and bagels) then went to the range with their instructors.
Thank you to all the volunteers who made today possible!

11/02/2025

Yesterday, we held our first meeting of the winter season and what a productive meeting it was!
Scouts practiced their marlinspike and seamanship skills. Some of them even completed a Bridge of Review for their next rank.
We are so proud of all our scouts who refined their skills yesterday! We would also love to say BRAVO ZULU to Rikard and Bobby for earning Apprentice, Brandon for earning Ordinary, and TJ for earning Able!
We can’t wait to see what our scouts do next!

11/01/2025

This past Thursday, two of our Sea Scouts were able to serve as honor guard for Patriots Path Council’s 115th Scouting America Anniversary Gala!

10/27/2025

What a busy weekend! Three of our Sea Scouts - Rikard, Jason, and Clover spent the weekend with the Order of the Arrow.
Rikard and Jason completed their Ordeal and Clover earned her Brotherhood! We are very proud of their hard work.

10/26/2025

Yesterday, Ship 228 joined Ship 5 on the Navesink River for a paddling day!
But that’s not all … we also did a river cleanup for - over 5 miles of river, our sea scouts did their part to reduce pollution. One scout even found a tire!
Most importantly, our scouts and families had a blast and wrapped up the day with food, fun and fellowship (and an impromptu soccer game).

10/20/2025

This weekend, Ship 228 helped out at Raritan Yacht Club’s regatta with the Steven’s Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers!
Our sea scouts helped load and unload the sailboats, then got aboard another vessel to serve as race patrol. A very big shout out to the members of the club who taught our scouts about racing rules and regulations!
We can’t wait to participate in more regattas in the future.

10/20/2025

10/19/2025

This past Thursday, the Liberty Nautical Education Center ( ) held their 3rd annual dinner and fundraiser.
Sea Scouts were able to serve as honor guard and lead the dinner in their opening ceremony!
Organizations like LiNE and their supporters are what make programs like ours possible.

10/12/2025

Today, one of our scouts, Erwin, organized a Veterans Food & Toiletries Donation Drive at the Samuel R. Shelton VFW Post 2294!
This was a spectacular opportunity to give back to our local veterans and we appreciate the work this post does to preserve and strengthen our community.

07/17/2025

Long Cruise Day 4: Port Jefferson
It was great to come back to Port Jefferson on our Long Cruise again! Ship 228 is taking the Long Island Sound by storm.