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Unidentified Dancer Crew Members - photos
are not from the fatal Wave Dancer trip
and are only used here to represent Dancer crew members at work.
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Since we had been aboard for only a couple
of days, I really hadn't had time to get to know many of the crew
members. I had talked some with Captain Wouters, and a bit with the
videographer, Thomas (Baechtold), but not enough to get to know
them. Most of the crew seemed very quiet - perhaps diffident.
Good at their jobs, though - the ship seemed to run very efficiently.
Captain Martin was rather cold and businesslike - I didn't sense any
warmth in him at all. Captain Wouters seemed more friendly, was more
accessible to the passengers, and didn't seem to mind answering
questions and providing information. Brenda Wade, the stewardess, was
almost painfully shy, but had a beautiful smile when she opened up. She
hardly said anything to any of the passengers unless it was necessary
for her job. Aaron Stark, the divemaster, was also quite shy and said
very little. He was new to the boat, and may have been still
finding his niche.
Dave
DeBarger
Survivor
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Philip
Martin
Captain
Philip Martin was hired by Peter Hughes Diving in February
2001 as 2nd Captain on the Wave Dancer. The 33-year old was promoted to
Captain in May 2001. Martin had no previous experience commanding a
commercial vessel prior to becoming Master of the Wave Dancer. He had
sailed as a mate on voyages in the Mediterranean, U.K.,
Australia and New Zealand.
Nationality: New Zealand.
Certification(s): UK Certificate of
Competence Yachtmaster Offshore with Commercial Endorsement issued 26th
January 2000. PADI Openwater Scuba Instructor PADI Medic First Aid
Instructor.
Frank Wouters
Chief Officer/Engineer/2nd Captain
Frank Wouters was hired by Peter Hughes Diving in July
2001. Prior to that, Wouters had been captain of a tugboat in the San
Francisco Bay area. The 37-year old had no previous experience sailing
in the Caribbean but had some experience in storms and heavy seas. It
was Peter Hughes' intention to promote him to Master on
the Wave Dancer after satisfactory completion of a period
of service as 2nd Captain.
Nationality: U.S.A.
Certification(s):
U.S.C.G. Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of not more than 1600 Gross
Tons upon near coastal waters issued 27th August 2001.
Thomas Baechtold
Head Diving Instructor
Thomas Baechtold had seven years of experience on live-aboard dive
boats and dive centers prior to joining Peter Hughes Diving.
Nationality: Swiss/Australian.
Certification(s): Australian
Recreational Ship Master License, Medical First Aid Instructor with
several specialities in diving.
Bart Stanley
Dive Master
Bart Stanley had been employed on Wave Dancer since
November 2000. He
had also acted as relief 2nd Captain. As a native Belizean and
experienced diver in Belize,
he had a good knowledge of the local waters and dive sites, and
first-hand experience with hurricanes in that locale.
Nationality: Belizean.
Divemaster’s Certificate by PADI.
Aaron Stark
Diving Instructor
Aaron Stark joined the Wave Dancer in September
2001 and was on his first contract on this vessel. Prior to joining
Peter Hughes Diving, he had been an instructor at Catalina Scuba Luv
for three years.
Nationality: U.S.A.
Certification(s): Instructor’s Certificate by PADI.
Angela Luk
Assistant Cook
Angela Luk was hired by Peter Hughes Diving in May 2001.
Nationality:
Belizean.
Eloisa Johnson
Chef
Nationality: Belizean.
Brenda J. Wade
Stewardess
Nationality: Belizean.
Eleno "Chico" Cortez
Multi-purpose Crewmember
Nationality: Belizean.
The Chef Eloisa Johnson, Stewardess Brenda J. Wade,
and multi-purpose crewmember Eleno "Chico" Cortez had all served for
several years on the Wave Dancer.
Contracts of Employment
The non-Belizean crewmembers each had signed individual
contracts of employment, but no Belizean employees had contracts.
Instead, they received salary slips at the end of each voyage and were
paid by cheque by Wave Dancer (Belize) Ltd.
Source:
IMMARBE Report
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