Aye, Calypso

Aye, Calypso

John Denver-Calypso:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35x_rwyBh-8

Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh

Wonderful news. "The Calypso, the research vessel used by the marine explorer Jacques Cousteau but out of commission after an accident 20 years ago, is to sail again in a few months, according to its owners.

The ship became a household name for millions of television viewers in the 1960s and 1970s as it featured in a gripping documentary series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.

The Cousteau Society said on Thursday that the vessel would “be getting a whole new life”. It sank in 1996 in Singapore when a barge rammed into it just as it was departing for an expedition along the Yellow River in China.

“At the end of the first trimester of 2016 Calypso will be able to leave the ... shipyard, to begin its new life,” a statement said. “Restored, she will sail again as an ambassador for the seas and oceans, as Captain Cousteau wished.”"
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/07/jacques-cousteaus-calypso-to-sail-again

Comments

  1. Cee ThornJanuary 8, 2016 at 5:05 AM

    Takes me back to when I was a kid, my whole family would gather to watch the his programs. That was a great song by John Denver too. :)

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  2. Bruce SharkJanuary 8, 2016 at 6:47 AM

    I loved him.

    Like, had and still have actual love for this man and his family.
    The Calypso was my dream place to live and work upon.
    I think as a shark, he would have welcomed me.
    Extremely fond memories, one of just a few, of watching his specials with my dad.

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  3. Cee ThornJanuary 8, 2016 at 7:16 AM

    Aww, me too Bruce Shark ! Only problem is now I have Calypso as an earworm for the rest of the day. Thanks Drew McCarthy ! Haha

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