Fatolitis is the last.īorn Theophilos Fatolitis in Indiana, he was 3 when his family moved to Tarpon Springs. Tina Bucuvalas, the curator of arts and historical resources for the city of Tarpon Springs, said she also believes Mr. Nicholas Boat Line, a tourist boat centered on the history of sponge fishing. "I would say Phil was the last of the hardhat divers, commercial divers that we had in the industry," said Ted Billiris, 83, a longtime merchant who runs the St. Fatolitis, who is believed to be the last of the hardhat sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, died Feb. The captain of several boats, he weathered hurricanes and pesky bull sharks, oncoming ships in the night and the dangers of walking underwater in a 170-pound suit of brass and copper.īut he could not change the economic currents that made his style of diving a thing of the past.
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