Garth's Stories

 My name is Garth Coetzer.  I live in Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa. I am 80 years old and I have a mind full of memories and exciting stories. I hope to develop a group of followers and friends. I lived in Kuwait for 10 years, and while there, I was commissioned by a business organization to write a coffee-table type book on the activities of THE KUWAIT DIVE TEAM. This group of young men, fully sponsored by the Kuwaiti government, undertakes various projects. Sadly, I didn't share any underwater adventures, but I was given many spectacular cloured underwater photos from which to choose illustrations for the book. I was also regaled with many stories of their exploits, and these gave me much material for the text. Here are a few examples: When the Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990, they began a storm of devastation. Oilfields were set alight, buildings were ransacked, many were destroyed, Vehicles and other large objects were dumped in the sea at the entrances of th...