Richard Gurnon
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Who is Richard Gurnon?
Admiral Richard Gurnon is the President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a former United States Navy pilot.
According to Gurnon he has been "besieged for interviews" following the recent heroism of two alumnae of the Academy, Richard Phillips, Master of the MV Maersk Alabama, and Shane Murphy, his chief mate when their vessel was recently attacked by Somali pirates. Gurnon told interviewers he expected a rise in applicants to the Academy following the rise to notability of its alumnae.
According to the Los Angeles Times Gurnon has pointed out that the Academy teaches its students about how to react to pirate attacks.
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