PHILIPPE COUSTEAU INTERVIEW IN AUSTRALIA 1971
This was from an earlier edition, Fathom No. 4 – Philippe Cousteau was not impressed with an obvious error relating to a baby whale being harpooned and we guaranteed to have points like this double checked in future!
The information came from a reliable source – but it was wrong!
Our interview with Philippe while he was in Australia in 1971 for a few days was something of a coupe as he’d been refusing offers from SKIN DIVER magazine. Philippe claimed that magazine had a good cash flow but paid peanuts to writers and favored a select group of friends rather than allow new talent much of a chance. The magazine had a strong run for years then ceased production during the early 2000′s.
Philippe was killed when his PBY Catalina seaplane crashed in Portugal in 1976 due to a faulty nose wheel hatch being open. One of the large engines broke off the wing. (Information supplied by the late Paul Tzimoulis).
