In late 2018, I started systematically making chronological notes, having finally decided to venture into the unknown field of authorship. A past close friend of mine, Malcolm Charles Schaverien, aka Harlan Wolff, author of Bangkok Rules and A Farewell to Paradise,… Read More »An Autobiography
When men were of steel, and their boats were of wood! The history of Norwegian seal hunting and how Northern and Western Norway men have been active in the trade for generations. The following pages strive to explain a partial… Read More »The History of Norwegian Seal hunting – Chapter 2.5
Devastation in Paradise – Chapter 53 Excerpts While he had been at work, he had missed the February Lodge meeting. For the rest of his career, missing out on every second meeting became the norm. He wished he could attend… Read More »Devastation in Paradise – Chapter 53
DSV Seaway Pelican – Random Chapter 33 Excerpts “A wonderful bird is the Pelican. His beak can hold more than his belly can.” – Dixon Lanier Merritt During the first months in the new house at Minde, I had several… Read More »DSV Seaway Pelican – Chapter 33
Baptism of Fire – Chapter 27 Excerpt (Pages 1-12 of 88) “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” – Helen Keller. My first offshore saturation dive lockout was on the British sector on the Teesside C.O.D. pipeline,… Read More »Baptism of Fire / North Sea Tiger Cub
The longest subsea pipeline in the world connects Norway to the United Kingdom via a 1200 km super pipeline. This connection is only a part of an enormous plan to tap into Norway’s second-largest gas deposit. Capable of providing 20%… Read More »World’s Longest Subsea Pipeline
Rebel Without a Sandwich : “It is better to walk than curse the road.” – Zambian Proverb
The Wild Bunch is a draft chapter six (Bergen anno 1985) for your perusal, I pray that it is enticing, the book is going to be quite a ride… “It’s all gone Pete Tong.” – Paul Oakenfold Paal was working… Read More »The Wild Bunch – Chapter 6