Merchant Marine Academy Restores Historic 'Christ on the Water' Painting Removed Under Biden

Jesus Painting Resurrected at Merchant Marine Academy - Todd Starnes

Christ has risen from the basement of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that a long-cherished […]

“Christ on the Water” Painting Restored to Place of Honor at United States Merchant Marine Academy

We’ve got some good news coming out of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in the form of faith and putting Jesus back where He belongs—front […]

Duffy Celebrates Return of Jesus Painting

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that a painting removed by the Biden administration has returned. The “Christ on the Water” painting’s return was celebrated in an unveiling ceremony. It had been hung for nearly 80 years in the Elliot M. See Room of Wiley Hall at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) before being removed in 2023. “Burying this historic painting in the basement wasn’t just a mistake—it was an insult to the faith a…

'Christ on the Water' painting restored to prominent place at US Merchant Marine Academy

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy fulfilled his promise to ‘restore faith at the US Merchant Marine Academy by returning Christ on the Water to its place of prominence.’

Merchant Marine Academy restores historic 'Christ on the Water' painting removed under Biden

A painting of Jesus Christ has been restored to a place of prominence at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

'Faithful American patriots': Secretary Duffy returns Jesus painting back to prominence after Biden-era removal

For nearly 80 years, a painting of Jesus guiding stranded sailors hung at the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s Wiley Hall as a symbol of the sailors' religious heritage. Now, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is returning the painting to a place of prominence back from the dark basement to which it was relegated during the Biden years. During his visit to the academy in May, Duffy announced his intention to reinstall the painting tha…