There's been a hilarious outburst of delusion over at the history hunters' website. The poseurs are loudly touting projects "all over the world," but, as usual, only two are listed in any kind of detail, and even that is as thin as Bartram's Rocky Top noggin. To be fair, one seems a fairly legitimate exercise with somewhat interesting results; the other is a spurious claim of a mysterious Spanish shipwreck that some have alleged is an old, well-known (i.e. picked over and useless) shipwreck that Doc stole credit for finding.
[Note to HHI: We're not sure using the pathetic efforts of a bankrupt-filing libeling loser goes far in promoting your organizational legitimacy; but hey: whoever said you guys were bright or had good judgment?]
Believe it or not, the poseurs also actually try to take credit for the entering into force of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. And without one measly shred of evidence, or a specific example to back it up, the losers actually haughtily proclaim: "We continue to advise and assist governments and their institutions in these endeavours. We also advise the media, providing background briefings on the various issues."
Um, we seriously doubt it.
Co-founder John Bartram likes to tell people he's an archaeologist and historian by training (he's neither), and Doc and the "Satdiver" idiot ("smithvi2003" over on Yahoo) claim they're accomplished underwater shipwreck explorers. In fact, no credentials, no specific projects, no accomplishments, have ever been provided. They just want you to take their word for it. And, as we've documented before, they're also peddling services that are in direct competition to the people they vociferously (and disingenuously) attack.
But, to paraphrase the great Lily Tomlin, delusions of grandeur are necessary for some people: it helps them feel better about themselves.
One other note: Doc's bankruptcy hearing is now November 21st. We've received numerous reports from readers of possibly hidden assets -- a Federal crime -- and we know for a fact that his creditors have been directly contacted about certain details. We hope if you have information that might help "clarify" McManus's moral failure, you'll contact the appropriate authorities.
Finally, if any of our readers in the Virgin Islands would like to attend the hearing and report back, we'd love to file to file your report.
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I am surprised that Jim McManus "Alias Dork" is sober enough to dive. His drunken, womanising, escapades on St Thomas are legendary with the locals. His fondness for the bottle and boorish behavior are a matter of fact and record on the islands. I am surprised that he has not been arrested for alcohol pollution of the Virgin Island waters. He is a danger to the aquatic wildlife.
Seems like the youngsters are having better luck finding stuff (re: rhyno bones) than the HHI pros.
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