Fergus Hinds was born in East Africa and lived there until he was thirteen. He spent ten years in the Royal Navy as a hydrographic surveyor, followed by a couple of years in bankin...view moreFergus Hinds was born in East Africa and lived there until he was thirteen. He spent ten years in the Royal Navy as a hydrographic surveyor, followed by a couple of years in banking. He then joined a Southampton salvage company that had the worldwide monopoly of recovering cargoes from ships sunk in deep water. He is now retired and lives in Southampton.view less