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.’KINGS POINT, New York (LifeSiteNews) — A historic painting depicting Jesus and merchant seamen – honoring mariners lost at sea throughout World War II – has been restored to its place of prominence at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy after the Biden administration had removed it. Merchant Marine Academy by returning ‘Christ on the Water’ to its place of prominence, where it belongs after being taken down under Biden and my predecessor,” said Duffy. Merchant Marine Academy erupted in applause when @SecDuffy demanded a painting of Jesus saving merchant mariners be restored. In January 2023, Sen. Ted Cruz (R–TX) sent a letter to Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan, the superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, raising concerns about the academy’s decision to at first cover, then move the iconic painting.