In the early ‘seventies the heavy demand for divers to work on the North Sea gas and oil platforms exceeded supply. Wages were high. So was the diver mortality rate. Confronted by a harsh environment and difficulties not previously encountered… Read More ›
Month: January 2026
“Water, Water, Everywhere. ….”
A reminder to never again take a valuable resource, like water, for granted with a tale of a long-ago visit (nominally, as the, “Associate Manager – Asia” for the Australian Financial Review) to a country that, then – the late… Read More ›