Captain Rick Saber, has an illustrious background as a Captain of Air and Sea, flying for the Navy, then commercially for United Airlines and then with years on his sailboat. He and his wive Aldeana Saber, were on the Diamond Princess, on making a vacation out of a trip to fly a new plane in China, when Covid 19 came aboard just before their arrival to Japan, involving them and the entire crew in what is now a global Pandemic.
Rick’s illustrious background as a Captain of air and sailboat, led him to meet the Captain of the Diamond Princess on the Bridge just two days before anyone knew that Covid 19 was aboard. To this date, Rick and his wife did not contract the virus, but experienced being part of the ship, its journey from China to Japan and back to the United States and then subsequent quarantine in Texas.
Captain Rick Saber’s Bio:
- Pilot 1958-1969 Vietnam era, rank of Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Commander VP-42, VR-871
- United Airlines Pilot 1964-1998, Captain for 15 years, Flew T-34, T28, SNJ, S2F, R6D, P5M, P2V, B-720, DC-6, B727 B-737, and B-757. B-767, B-747-400 worldwide
- Pioneered Siberian routes to China, flew domestic USA, South Pacific & Asia.
- mountain climbing, led 3 expeditions Nepal Himalayas, master scuba diver, Commodore Richardson Bay YC, Noble Grand
- Humbug E. Clampus Vitus, member Order of St. John, Native Sons of Golden West, Westerners, ALPA.Chairman of the Explorers Club
- Marine Safety Officer at USCG Auxiliary.
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