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Ken Rand
Crew Member
R/V Atlantis

Bekki Helton

What is your job on the ship? I stand the 12:00 — 4:00 watches on the bridge, ship’s carpenter, swimmer.

How long have you worked on Atlantis? Four years

Where are you from? New Sharon, Maine

What is the most unusual thing you have seen on a cruise? Two water spouts at the same time.

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

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? Being in the water during an Alvin recovery when sharks were around.

If you didn’t have this job, what would be your next job of choice? Full-time ski instructor.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to endure? 90 days submerged on a submarine when I was in the Navy.

Where’s the coolest place you have ever been? Why? Inside Alvin on the bottom.

 


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