Marine Personnel Profiles & Interviews
March 31, 2010
Scuba Gear and Origami
A conversation with diving safety officer Terry RiouxSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 4, 2008
She's Got the Whole Fleet in Her Hands
A conversation with WHOI ship scheduler Liz CaporelliSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 31, 2007
Of Sons and Ships and Science Cruises
A conversation with Capt. A.D. Colburn of the research vessel AtlantisSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 3, 2005
'Ever Get Scared in the Sub?' and Other Questions
Interviews with the pilots who take Alvin to the deepSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 3, 2005
Life After Alvin
You can't keep former Alvin pilots down on the farm, once they've seen the seafloorSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 3, 2005
What Is the Alvin Training Program Like?
A conversation with former Alvin pilot Anthony TarantinoSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 15, 2000
Captain George Silva
The captain, or Master, of a ship is responsible for the safety of all the people and smooth running of the ship while we are out at sea. George Silva is 44 years old and is the Captain of RV Atlantis for this expedition. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Lisa and his four children; Dennis, 18, Michael, 15, Corinne 13, and Mariah, 6.
June 1, 2003
Chief Steward Carl Wood
Carl Wood has spent 15 years running the “hotel” services on RV Atlantis, and doing a lot more.
June 10, 2003
Able Seaman Ed "Catfish" Popowitz
Catfish gets ready to launch the Avon over the starboard side of Atlantis.
May 25, 2005
Bosun Wayne Bailey
Wayne is in charge of all deck activities on R/V Atlantis. He oversees the movement of heavy equipment on the deck, and uses a variety of hand signals to communicate clearly when crewmembers using the crane can’t hear his voice.
May 29, 2004
Third Mate Adam Seamans
hird Mate Adam Seamans didn’t let seasickness, storms, or a broken mast end a 15,000-nautical mile, solo sailing voyage around the Atlantic Ocean last year, during which he celebrated his 26th birthday. A few weeks before the Juan de Fuca Ridge expedition, he returned to work on research vessels at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
June 5, 2004
Expedition Leader J. Patrick Hickey
Expedition leader Pat Hickey has been to the seafloor more than 540 times in his 16-year career as pilot of the research submersible Alvin. He is one of two pilots on this expedition, and he is training four other sub pilots.
February 2, 2000
First Mate Mitzi Crane
Mitzi Crane has been working at Woods Hole Oceanographic since April of 1999. Besides being the second-in-command of R/V Atlantis and in charge of it's daily operations for part of each day, Mitzi is also responsible for crew training, deck maintenance, and any medical attention that is needed.