When I was born and what I was doing in my
  youth you can read in my book "Short term".
  I am related to the sea and the ocean in the 
  following way: I was a sailor on the Baltic 
  sea (during my sabbatical), was working in the
  field of sea geology. I was involved in the 
  development and design of the machinery collecting
  ferromagnetic concretions. 
  I was also involved in the hydrate gas production,
  which was elevated from the ocean floor (bottom),
  working in cooperation with the specialists from
  the Institute of Oceanology, Mining Institute,
  Zarubezhgeologiia (Moscow). However all the 
  projects have been stopped or canceled. I have 
  over 50 certificates for inventions in various 
  fields of technology.