First Assistant Engineer- Kim Gwan, Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
2007 to Current: NOAA Ship OSCAR DYSON 1976 to 2007: US Shipping, Maersk Line, Tokai Shipping and Korea United Line as an Unlimited license Engineer.
Second Assistant Engineer - Jeff Hokkanen, Hometown: Homer, AK
Jeff likes to ride his motorcycle if he ever gets to land. He has lived and worked in Alaska for 27 years.
Third Assisant Engineer- Robert Purce, Hometown: Spring, TX
Robert served in the US. Army on LSV-1, LCU-2000’s and LCU-1600’s. Other maritime companies include Neches-Gulf, Tidewater Marine, Edison Chouest Offshore and SEAMAR. Robert and his wife had a baby boy (their first child) in October 2007.