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The Old Man, The Son and the Sea At the age of 78, Jacques Cousteau is giving up his undersea empire. But not without a fight
From:
The Washington Post
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December 4, 1988| Author:
Phil McCoombs
| Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU, THE OCEAN EXPLORER and filmmaker, is
preparing to dive on a reef off Papua New Guinea with his son
Jean-Michel. In six decades at sea, he has made countless dives, but
this time it's different. There's a quiet tension among the crew and
cameramen on the fantail of Calypso. Cousteau is 78 years old, his
ears have been damaged by repeated exposure to the depths, and,
although he remains chipper and vigorous, you can see the creeping
frailty of age etched deeply in his wr...
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