Sea Hunt

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson's boat is called the Argonaut.

When the producer wanted Mike Nelson to wear a grey wetsuit, he had to have one specially ordered. Objecting to the high price, he bought a can of spray paint, sprayed it himself and had 2 of the crew hold Lloyd Bridges arms up while the paint dried. When it dried, Bridges couldn't put his arms down. The paint was too stiff. He paid the high price after all.

This was the first foreign show ever broadcast in Spain.

Mike Nelson: By this time, my lungs were aching for air...