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 Captain Chiljean has recently retired after sailing nearly 30 years on oceanographic research vessels for the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of Falmouth, Massachusetts. His most recent command has been the Research Vessel Atlantis,
the mother ship to the Deep Submergence Research Submarine “Alvin”. "Alvin" (shown on the left in the photo) is perhaps most famous for discovering the “Titanic”
in 1986. Captain Chiljean was on board Atlantis II when “Alvin”
made those historic dives. In 2005, Captain Chiljean commanded the Atlantis to the South Pacific, visiting Easter Island (2000 miles off the coast of Chile), Tahiti, Seattle, and through the Panama Canal to Woods Hole. In 2006, the Captain took Atlantis from Woods Hole to St. George's, Bermuda to conduct the "Alvin" recertification trials, then visited the Ports of Key West and Galveston, before transiting back through the Panama Canal, then on to San Diego. During 2007 & 2008 Atlantis and Alvin have been investigating the deep sea hydrothermal vents several hundred miles off the coast of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Click here to view photos of his recent travels.
Captain Chiljean graduated from the State University of
New York Maritime College in 1969, with a B.S. in Meteorology and Oceanography.
It was at this time that he started going to sea. He has sailed on Oil
Tankers and Container Vessels before coming over to Oceanographic Research
Ships. He received his Unlimited Tonnage Master Mariner License from the
Coast Guard in 1986 and has sailed as Captain on Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
vessels for the past 20 years.
Along with his commission as a Massachusetts Justice of
the Peace, he is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker, and a Notary Public.
He is a member of the Boston Marine Society and the Massachusetts Justice of the Peace Association.
He
resides in Bridgewater, Massachusetts with his lovely wife Nancy and daughter Kristine.
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