In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, a ship's propeller is displayed in front of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Museum at the school's campus in Kings Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)
Rear Admiral James B. Helis stands in the administration building at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Helis is the superintendent of the academy and is defending a decision to put a temporary halt to a premier training program called Sea Year, citing concerns about sexual abuse and other mistreatment of midshipmen interning on commercial vessels around the globe. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)