I saw this a while back:
SS Thorfinn dive boat aground in Pohnpei :: Wetpixel.com
. . . so I went to Capt Higgs' site and found this recent page:
SS Thorfinn Refit
Seems he managed to get it to the Philippines somehow and then managed to get some money to get it fixed. Anyone been following this? I really thought the Thorfinn was doomed when creditors were saying he couldn't leave without paying and that the charges, according to the Capt, were way beyond his resources.
I wonder if his creditors became convinced that the only way to ever get paid was to get him back into business. He might have some interesting new partners now?
Anyone know the details? I had an amazing week of diving there three years ago. He's a character as is his ship!
JoeL
SS Thorfinn dive boat aground in Pohnpei :: Wetpixel.com
. . . so I went to Capt Higgs' site and found this recent page:
SS Thorfinn Refit
Seems he managed to get it to the Philippines somehow and then managed to get some money to get it fixed. Anyone been following this? I really thought the Thorfinn was doomed when creditors were saying he couldn't leave without paying and that the charges, according to the Capt, were way beyond his resources.
I wonder if his creditors became convinced that the only way to ever get paid was to get him back into business. He might have some interesting new partners now?
Anyone know the details? I had an amazing week of diving there three years ago. He's a character as is his ship!
JoeL