Category: Peter Cole
1970 Port Vila
By Peter Cole. On the voyage down from Santo, Bill (Bill Martin) was training me to look after the engine. It was a lovely old Gardiner 8L3, quite elderly and burned a bit of oil along with the diesel... Read More
1971 SS President Coolidge
By Peter Cole. [Peter and the team undertook salvage dives on the SS President Coolidge on two occasions: for a month or so early in 1971 and for around six months (February to August) in 1972]. The s... Read More
1972 SS President Coolidge
By Peter Cole. [After their first stint on the President Coolidge, Peter and the team spent the following year doing salvage work at Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands, then on the Hatsuyuki at Bougainvi... Read More