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Captain Eric Takakjian, a professional mariner, has been sailing ships and oceangoing tugboats to various corners of the world since 1978. Presently Captain Takakjian is employed aboard an ocean going Articulated Tug Barge unit (ATB) operating in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. He and his wife Lori owned and operated the research vessel QUEST for 17 years, conducting oceanographic and shipwreck research in the North East United States and outer continental shelf waters.

Captain Eric has conducted extensive historical research on New England shipwrecks. Since 1985 captain Eric and his team have conducted expeditions resulting in the location and exploration over 70 previously undiscovered shipwrecks in the waters around New England and outer continental shelf waters. A diver since 1972 and an avid shipwreck diver since 1975. Captain Eric has been a fellow of the Explorers Club since 1997, is a member of the Board of Directors of The Steamship Historical Society of America, and is an associate member of the Boston Sea Rovers.

Genres: ME Other Non-Fiction (co-author 1 book with Randall Peffer)