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Kurt Hill enjoys career as captain of the world’s biggest dredge

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Kurt Hill, a Washougal High School graduate, commands the largest dredge in the world for Great Lakes Dredging & Dock. He was recently featured on the T.V. show, "Heavy Metal Task Force," which airs on the Science Channel.

New York City is a long way from Washougal, but that’s where Kurt Hill is turning his dreams into reality.

As a kid attending Washougal schools, Hill always wanted to work with his hands when he got older. However, he never dreamed he’d be using those to command the biggest dredge in the world.

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