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It wasn't my first time at sea. It was my first time in waves that big. - Helen Czerski
" "It wasn't my first time at sea. It was my first time in waves that big.
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About Helen Czerski
is a British physicist and oceanographer and television presenter. She is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at . She was previously at the Institute for Sound and Vibration Research at the .
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