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Rob Hill
Ordinary Seaman
R/V Atlantis

Rob Hill

What is your name? Rob Hill

What is your job on the ship? Ordinary Seaman (OS)

How long have you worked on Atlantis? Since June of 2002

Where are you from? New Hampshire

What is the most unusual thing you have seen on a cruise? Smoking hydrothermal vents

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten? Sushi

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? While commercial fishing in Alaska, I was entangled in a buoy line while setting gear.

If you didn’t have this job, what would be your next job of choice? Commercial fishing

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to endure? Working on the Bering Sea — in -50° F wind chill.

Where’s the coolest place you have ever been? Why? Alaska — beautiful scenery


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