NEWSPHOTOS: Maritime Day celebrationA tugboat sprays its hoses during a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsA boat sprays its hoses during a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsU.S. Coast Guard members salute during a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsOfficials carry a wreath for a ceremony of National Maritime Day held in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsMembers of the U.S. Coast Guard lay a wreath in the Cape Fear River as part of a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsPaul Cozza, executive director of the N.C. State Ports Authority, speaks during Monday's Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsMembers of the U.S. Coast Guard prepare to lay a wreath in the Cape Fear River as part of a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsNational Maritime Day was celebrated in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsNational Maritime Day was celebrated in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNewsWilmington Mayor Bill Saffo speaks during a National Maritime Day ceremony in downtown Wilmington on Monday. The day honors the maritime industry and fallen mariners. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]Wilmington StarNews