The Complete History of Captain Morgan in Panama

Thought Captain Morgan was just a cartoon on a rum bottle? Think again.

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Man vs Cartoon

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Captain Morgan Takes Panama

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Portobelo

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Fort San Lorzeno

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The Archaeologists

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The Archaeologists

There are treasure hunters and there are archaeologists. These dudes are the latter... as in, they dig stuff up for history, not cheddar.

Since last year, Diageo (the company that makes Captain Morgan's rum) has funded their operation to unearth the wrecks and turn the artifacts over to the Panamanian government for safe keeping.

Pictured (L-R): Ben Ford, Jason Nunn, Project Director Frederick “Fritz” Hanselmann, and Chris Morris.

 Photo by: Jonathan Kingston / Captain Morgan

The Dive Site

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Fritz Hanselmann

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Captain Morgan Artifacts

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Captain Morgan and Coconut Water

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