Robert Harmeling

What is your job on the ship? AB (Able-Bodied Seaman)

How long have you been doing this?11 years.

What is your favorite part of what you do? Visiting wierd countries, playing with expensive equipment, working somewhere different every year.

What is the least favorite part of your work? Paint in my hair.

How/why did you get into this field? Commercial fishing family.

What are your career goals? Repo man.

What is the biggest misconception about what you do? No one at home ever sees me do anything, so they don't actually think I work.

What is the most important skill/trait that you rely on? The ability to bang my fingers with heavy objects and continue working.

Tell us something about yourself. Live in Seattle. Single. I like mountaineering, single-malt scotch, and hats.