Maui Log

According to Pacific Business News Hawaii Superferry has named retired U.S. Navy Admiral Thomas Fargo as its new CEO. He replaces former CEO John Garibaldi as of Monday. Garibaldi will continue to serve on the board of directors and as vice chairman of the corporation.

Admiral Fargo is currently managing director of J.F. Lehman & Co., a major investor in the Superferry. John F. Lehman, the founder of the company and former Secratary of the Navy serves as chairman of the Superferry’s board of directors.

There’s an interesting ongoing discussion of J.F. Lehman & Co. and the Superferry over on the KauaiEclectic blog. Joan Conrow, the blogs author, has been making the case that the Superferry is really a test vehicle for a new class of navy fighting ship.

Now, I have to admit, that up till today I have been getting a good chuckle out of this conspiracy theory discussion. (Hey, it’s just a ferry trying to make a living!) Now I’m beginning to wonder. Anyway, check out Joan’s blog, there’s bound to be an interesting discussion of all these new Superferry developments.

Picture credit: Hawaii Superferry - Now just a minute, how did they know all those seats were going to be empty?