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George SilvaGeorge Silva
Master

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. Read the interviewThe 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.
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Mitzi CraneMitzi Crane
Chief Mate

 

Krista LongnDiego MelloeckerDiego Mello
2nd Mate

Rick Bean Rick Bean
3rd Mate

 

Linwood SwettLinwood Swett
Comm ET
Jerry GrahamJerry Graham
Bosun



Patrick HennessyPatrick Hennessy
AB
Eddie PopowitzEd Popowitz
AB
Katie WilsonKatie Wilson
AB
Ken RandKen Rand
OS
Jeffrey BenitzJeffrey Benitz
OS
Orville KenersonOrville Kenerson
OS
Kevin FiskKevin Fisk
Chief Engineer
Kevin Fisk is 36 years old. He worked for WHOI since 1986 and has worked on all of WHOI’s research vessels. He became chief engineer of the RV Atlantis just 18 months ago. Kevin lives on Cape Cod. He recently married his wife, Patty. The Chief Engineer on a ship is traditionally referred to as “Chief”, but we will just call him Kevin.
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Glen LoomisGlen Loomis
1st Asst. Engineer
Pete FerraroPete Ferraro
2nd Asst. Engineer
Christopher MorganChristopher Morgan
3rd Asst. Engineer
Jeff VigeantJeff Vigeant
Marine Electrician
Paul VinitskyPaul Vinitsky
Oiler
David RoddyDavid Roddy
Oiler
Marcel VieiraMarcel Vieira
Oiler

Carl WoodCarl Wood
Steward

 

Jay GrantJay Grant
Cook
Virginia CrawfordVirginia Crawford
Mess Attendant