P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d P e r s o n a l W e b
| Vessels I served aboard |
| Name | Photos (Click for larger view) | Notes | Voyages |
| SS Old Colony Mariner |  |
Sailed to Japan and back at ages 4 and 6 as a passenger. These voyages were the origin of my love of the sea and ships. | Across the Pacific and back. |
| USCGC Jarvis |  |
My first ship. Sailed as Seaman Apprentice up to QM3 | Nola to Baltimore to Panama to San Diego to Hawaii. 3 Ocean Station Novembers and 2 Alaska Patrols |
| USCGC Apalachee | 
(Other vessel in class) |
QM3. I was assigned here for a few months and then transferred to the Edisto. | Chesapeake Bay |
| USCGC Edisto |  |
QM3. Served during two artic patrols on both sides of Greenland during both the winter and summer. | Iceland, Greenland Sea, Labrador, Scotland. |
| USCGC Northwind |  |
QM3. Helped recommision the vessel after a major refit in Baltimore. Completed my 4 year active enlistment in the USCG. | None |
| NOAA Ship Surveyor |  |
Served as Quartermaster. The vessel was engaged in a survey of the intertidal zones of Alaska in preparation for the opening of the Valdez oil terminal. | SE, SW, and Western Alaska and the Bering Sea. |
| NOAA Ship Davidson |  |
Served as Quartermaster. We conducted a chart adequacy survey of Northern San Francisco Bay up to Rio Vista and then conducted the first survey of Yakutat Bay, Alaska since the 1890's. | Seattle, San Francisco, SE Alaska. |
| R/V Hero |  |
AB Seaman and Zodiac Skiff operator. The Hero was a historic 125 foot wooden hulled motor sailer conducting research for the National Science Foundation and carrying personnel and supplies to and from Palmer Station in the Antarctic as part of operation Deep Freeze. | Talcahuano, Chile, Ushuaia, Argentina, South Shetland Islands, Anvers Island, Antarctica. |
| NOAA Ship McArthur |  |
Served as Quartermaster. We conducted a tidal current survey of Northern Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca. | Puget Sound |
| WT Preston |  |
Served as AB Seaman aboard this historic paddle wheel snag boat. We operated throughout Puget Sound and up several rivers removing logs and snags and debris. | Puget Sound |
| Puget |  |
Served as AB Seaman as we operated throughout Puget Sound removing logs and snags and debris. | Puget Sound |
| VLCC Maryland | 
(Other vessel in class) |
AB Seaman. 265,000 DWT VLCC on the Valdez - Panama run. 1,115 feet long; 174 ft beam; and a 65 foot draft. | San Pedro, CA, Valdez, AK, Puerto Armuelles, Panama, San Francisco, CA |
| M/V Pribilof |  |
AB Seaman. Freighter running between Seattle, Dutch Harbor, and the Pribilof Islands. | Seattle, Dutch Harbor, St George and St Paul Island, Bering Sea |
| Northstar III |  |
Served as AB Seaman preparing this historic vessel for what turned out to be it's last voyage. I signed off before it sailed in order to pursue studies for my 3rd Mate's license. | Dockside |
| Salmon Tender Makaka | 
(Other vessel in class) |
Chief Mate. My first voyage as an officer. We sailed the inside waters of SE Alaska and participated in the salmon fishery delivering fish to the NEFCO-Fidalgo cannery in Ketchikan, Alaska. | Anacortes, Ketchikan, Craig, Seattle. |
| ITB Sea Skimmer | 
(Other vessel in class) |
Chief Mate. We were on a regular run carrying gasoline from Corpus Christi, Texas to Jacksonville, Florida. | Corpus Christi, TX to Jacksonville, FL via the straits of Florida. |
| Tug Barbara Andrie |  |
Chief Mate / Relief Master. Towing hopper dredging barges, cargo and crane barges. Pulling and setting anchors. | Port Everglades, FL to Virginia Beach & Norfolk, VA. |
| Tug Viking |
(Other vessel in class) |
Master. Towing a tandem tow of barges. | Montreal, Canada to Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. |
| Tug Portland |
(Other vessel in class) |
2nd Mate. Towing tandem rail barges. A regular run. | Prince Rupert, Canada to Whittier, Alaska |
| R/V Robert D. Conrad |  |
3rd Mate, 2nd Mate, Chief Mate. I served here for 4 years, advancing my license and seeing much of the world. | Hawaii, Panama, Florida, Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Halifax, St Johns, Greenland, Norway, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, Mexico |
| M/V Sunmar Sky | 
(Now M/V Coastal Trader) |
One voyage as Chief Mate, many voyages as Master. Freighter carrying general cargo northbound and frozen seafood products south. In addition to many other voyages, we made two voyages into the Bering Sea ice pack in order to conduct at sea transfers of frozen cod from a Polish mother ship. | Seattle, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Sand Point, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, St. Paul, St Matthews Island |
| Ocean Phoenix |  (before
conversion) |
2nd Mate, Chief Mate. Former container ship converted to a Surimi factory ship working with a fleet of catcher boats in the Bering Sea. | Dutch Harbor, Bering Sea |
| Cory Chouest |  |
Chief Mate. Vessel was conducting LFAA research and testing in the North Pacific near Japan. | Honolulu, Hawaii, Yokohama, Japan, North Pacific. |
| Cape Catawba |  (Ex-Mormaccape) |
2nd Mate. The ship was part of the RRDF and was broken out for Operation Desert Storm. We sailed to Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia carrying military cargo. We passed through Suez the night the bombing of Bagdad began and weathered a scudd missile attack in Ad Dammam and then sailed to Okinawa to load bombs. When the war ended, we anchored in Singapore. | Beaumont, TX, New Orleans, Mediterranean, Suez, Red Sea, Str. of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia, Okinawa, Singapore |
| Windward Sentry |  (Sister ship) |
2nd Mate. Anti drug smuggling surveillance vessel working with the US Coast Guard. | Caribbean |
| Pacific Sentry |  |
Chief Mate. Anti drug smuggling surveillance vessel working with the US Coast Guard. | Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| RVIB N. B. Palmer |  |
2nd Mate. Maiden voyage of the Palmer. Departing Louisiana, we sailed south and went deep into the Weddell Sea resupplying a Russian - American Ice Research Station. | Port Fourchon, LA, Panama Canal, Valparaiso, Chile, Punta Arenas, Chile, Weddell Sea |
| Washington Responder |  |
Chief Mate / Relief Master. Oil spill clean up vessel. Conducting drills and exercises, maintaining constant readiness. | Puget Sound, Straits of Juan de Fuca, North Pacific |
| Victoria Clipper IV |  |
Chief Mate. High speed passenger ferry running between Seattle and Victoria. | Seattle to Victoria, BC |
| Pembina | 
(now - Spirit of Grace) |
Chief Mate. Ammo ship. We loaded shells, missiles and explosives in West Loc, Pearl Harbor and transported them to Concord, California. | Alameda, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI Concord, CA, North Pacific |
| Spirit of Alaska |  |
Chief Mate / Relief Master. Small Cruise ship carrying 100 passengers from Seattle up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay. | Seattle, BC, SE Alaska |
| Moana Wave |  |
Chief Mate. Conducting NOAA contracted chart surveys in the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida, Louisiana, and Texas coasts. | Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, Texas |
| DB-50 |  |
2nd Mate / DPO. Installing Spar oil production platforms and pipelay in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The DB-50 has an air ballast system that is used to compensate for the swinging of the 900 ton derrick boom. | Mobile, AL, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico |
| Pelagic & Squito | 
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Master. Operating whale watching vessels in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Taking passengers on voyages to observe Orcas, Humpbacks, Minkies, porpoises, seals, eagles, and other wildlife in the islands along the Canadian border. | Orcas Island, San Juans, Gulf Islands, US and Canada |
| DB-101 |  |
2nd Mate, Chief Mate, BCO. Installing oil production platforms in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. We carried around 250 personnel aboard, The vessel was over 30 years old but of a very innovative and effective semi-submersible design. | Ciudad del Carmen, Veracruz, Mexico, Bahia de Campeche |
| DP-MODU
Ocean Confidence |
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DPO. Standing DP watch on Nautronics DP system. Assisting BCO. Rig was drilling a 29,000 foot well in 6,800 feet of water in the Walker Ridge block area. | Gulf of Mexico, Walker Ridge area. |
| Chloe Candies |  |
3rd Captain / DPO. Commissioning a new ROV vessel, we operated in the Gulf of Mexico supporting operations at the BP Thunderhorse PDQ platform. Equipped with Z-Drives and DP-II equipment, the Chloe is extremely maneuverable. | Port Fourchon, Houma, Galveston, Gulf of Mexico |
| Alucia |  |
Master. Vessel was undergoing conversion in Seattle. I was involved with Project management, ISM, operational planning, quality control, team building, procurement. The project was put into hibernation due to construction and funding delays. | Seattle dockside |
| BGP Pioneer |  |
Master. 3D Seismic Survey Vessel conducting survey operations off of the coast of Ghana. Upon concluding operations we sailed north to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for a yard period. | Takoradi, Ghana, Las Palmas, Spain |
| Celia Candies Emily Candies |
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Mate / DPO. Sailing as additional mate to gain experience with z-drive vessels while awaiting the completion of a new ROV vessel to which I am to be assigned. | Gulf of Mexico, Port Fourchon, Grand Isle |
| Chloe Candies | |
3rd Captain / DPO. ROV vessel, we operate in the Gulf of Mexico under contract with Saipem America, carrying out subsea construction. Equipped with Z-Drives and DP-II equipment, the Chloe is extremely maneuverable. | Port Fourchon, Houma, Galveston, Gulf of Mexico |
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