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Women describe life at sea.
The first time Debby Ramsey went out to sea, the ship encountered a big storm. Giant waves crashed around the small research vessel, and most people onboard got seasick. But Debby, who at the time had a master s degree in physics, a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, and two young sons, was hooked. Today she is third engineer onboard the University of Washington Research Vessel Thomas G. Thomson. If something does go wrong, she needs to figure out how to fix it.