How can NZ stop him? Isn't Antarctica open to anyone?

I understand they can refuse to rescue him again, of course.

Wait a minute, their response is basically, "Nah, it's cool, we're just kidnapping him because we're on the run from the government."

Oh. That's way better.

Mr Guy: Wait a minute, their response is basically, "Nah, it's cool, we're just kidnapping him because we're on the run from the government."

Oh. That's way better.

If I find out I'm on a yacht headed for the Antarctic, it sank last time, and this time we don't have an emergency beacon onboard...they turn the boat around or someone gets a wrench to their face. I'm willing to be reasonable, just drop me on the beach at night with some money for cab fare home, and it is cool. However you will be turning the farking boat around.

ha-ha-guy: Mr Guy: Wait a minute, their response is basically, "Nah, it's cool, we're just kidnapping him because we're on the run from the government."

Oh. That's way better.

If I find out I'm on a yacht headed for the Antarctic, it sank last time, and this time we don't have an emergency beacon onboard...they turn the boat around or someone gets a wrench to their face. I'm willing to be reasonable, just drop me on the beach at night with some money for cab fare home, and it is cool. However you will be turning the farking boat around.

Oh and according to Google, last time this guy sank a boat in the Antarctic he killed three people. That was when he had the beacon. I would have been on that radio screaming for the Navy to come get me before this guy gets me killed.

talk about a crazy set of circumstances

He's just going to go rescue the Russians from the evil

And the captain wants to ride ATV's to the pole. What a moron.

This repair man is going to end up saving the world when that hellbeast comes screaming out of the under-ice lake.

ha-ha-guy: ha-ha-guy: Mr Guy: Wait a minute, their response is basically, "Nah, it's cool, we're just kidnapping him because we're on the run from the government."

Oh. That's way better.

If I find out I'm on a yacht headed for the Antarctic, it sank last time, and this time we don't have an emergency beacon onboard...they turn the boat around or someone gets a wrench to their face. I'm willing to be reasonable, just drop me on the beach at night with some money for cab fare home, and it is cool. However you will be turning the farking boat around.

Oh and according to Google, last time this guy sank a boat in the Antarctic he killed three people. That was when he had the beacon. I would have been on that radio screaming for the Navy to come get me before this guy gets me killed.

I'm a little concerned this guy has already either been tossed overboard or cut up for protein. The captain doesn't seem to have all his marbles readily available.

Dead for Tax Reasons: He decided to work on the boat, I say let em crash

He was just a repairman caught on board when the captain set sail to avoid immigration agents arresting him.

Hi honey. Don't hold dinner. Why not? Because I'm going to Antarctica. Hope to see you again.

Here's my advice to the guy
Part 1. Deploy the anchor and break the windlass. As an anchor repair man, this is within his capabilities.
Part 2. Eat everything you can as fast as you can.
Part 3. Sing Showtunes. Loudly and often!

What's he complaining about? At least it's summer.

Sounds like the plot to a bad '80's movie staring John Cusack.

you know who else declared themselves a viking?

A previous trip he made to Antarctica almost a year ago ended in disaster when his yacht Berserk sank in a fierce storm and three men died.

Declaring himself "a Viking", the Norwegian adventurer says he is seeking the wreckage of the Berserk, which was serving as a supply ship for an attempt to reach the South Pole on quad bikes.

I think this guy is certifiably insane.

Sounds like the skipper needs to fall overboard.

ha-ha-guy: If I find out I'm on a yacht headed for the Antarctic, it sank last time, and this time we don't have an emergency beacon onboard...they turn the boat around or someone gets a wrench to their face. I'm willing to be reasonable, just drop me on the beach at night with some money for cab fare home, and it is cool. However you will be turning the farking boat around.

Mr Guy: I'm a little concerned this guy has already either been tossed overboard or cut up for protein. The captain doesn't seem to have all his marbles readily available.

Exactly. There's only the one repairman, versus three crew members and an outlaw captain who refers to himself as a "viking." I'm guessing they offered him a choice of "come with us, or swim home." The repairman might be justified if he started clubbing their heads in while they were sleeping, but in all likelihood the crew are now already facing a kidnapping charge, so if push came to shove they may have just figured "in for a penny, in for a pound." The repairman may have just decided that his odds of survival were better if he went along.

And yes, it will be made into a movie within two years. You just need a really charismatic actor to play the captain.

spman: It's just like the guys working on the Death Star in Return of the Jedi. They should know what they're getting into before they agree to take the job.

they were mostly illegals anyway

It's their fault for placing the buttons so close together!

/too 'scure?

If a guy names his yacht "berserk", you gotta worry just a little...

Jello Fever: A previous trip he made to Antarctica almost a year ago ended in disaster when his yacht Berserk sank in a fierce storm and three men died.

Declaring himself "a Viking", the Norwegian adventurer says he is seeking the wreckage of the Berserk, which was serving as a supply ship for an attempt to reach the South Pole on quad bikes.

I think this guy is certifiably insaneCertifiably Awesome.

Bad: You're repairing a yacht when it sets sail with you on board. Worse: It's going to Antarctica. Fark: The skipper's last trip there sank

Better: You're a marine mechanic with knowledge on how to disable a boat.

Flint Ironstag: How can NZ stop him? Isn't Antarctica open to anyone?

I understand they can refuse to rescue him again, of course.

Because he's technically guilty of kidnapping?

Mitt Romney would be thrilled to have such a heroic example of self-deportation !

Relax, dude, you're a YACHT REPAIRMAN. Did you know that at one point people used to have the job of patching boats, usually with tar, just to keep them floating? And you're worried? Go below deck and have a fattie when you're in international waters and have a good time.

Also, you know who else called declared himself a viking?

Mr Andhoy and three crew members have embarked on an unpermitted voyage to Antarctica's Ross Sea, in defiance of both the Norwegian and New Zealand governments.

And Norway and New Zealand can each eat a heaping bowl of whale dicks.

Ennuipoet: Could be worse, the one before that burned down, fell over and then sank into the swamp.

Yeah, but that one was only a model.

Here's another link to a story about this crazy Norwegian :

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This guy sounds like he's certifiable. It's always interesting that the Captain survives when they do these stupid things. Going out there without an EPIRB is just asking to die. The vessel doesn't look too seaworthy, either.

Ennuipoet: Could be worse, the one before that burned down, fell over and then sank into the swamp.

Harry Freakstorm: How are the rations going to last with an extra mouth to feed?

He's part of the rations...

Oh, and if anyone knows the name of the person assigned to patch the hull of a leaky ship with pitch, just to keep it afloat, teh goggles fail me so I'd appreciate hints.

Maybe he chose to stay. Life could be pretty interesting sailing under an insane viking captain aboard the mighty vessel "BERSERK". I would probably stay on the boat during the whole ride an ATV to the south pole thing, tho.

I gotta imagine there's going to be wenches involved at some point.

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you know who else declared themselves a viking?


Mattias?

Mr Guy: Wait a minute, their response is basically, "Nah, it's cool, we're just kidnapping him because we're on the run from the government."

Oh. That's way better.

Go big or go home.

shanteyman: Here's another link to a story about this crazy Norwegian :

Link (new window)

This guy sounds like he's certifiable. It's always interesting that the Captain survives when they do these stupid things. Going out there without an EPIRB is just asking to die. The vessel doesn't look too seaworthy, either.

Yikes, that poor repairman is in for a rough trip (if he's even still alive.) :(

Also, from that photo it appears Capt. Crazy bears a striking resemblance to Russell Crowe.

"Yeah, that's a great story about your stupid boss making you stop to get him coffee on your way back from meeting a client. Kinda reminds me of this one boss I had, who shanghaied me to Antarctica on his expedition to reach the South Pole on quad bikes..."

At least the guy's got a great story to tell for the rest of his life.