Ripe TV

A huge cargo vessel named the Cougar Ace (awesome!) is listing real bad off the coast of Alaska, and it’s up to this man, his trained Bengal tiger, and a master swordsman/gentleman thief to save it. Part of that is true. The guy in the corner is named Rich Habib, and he’s what Wired describes as an ocean cowboy.

for Habib, nearly every month brings a welcome disaster. While people are shouting "Abandon ship!" Habib is scrambling aboard. He's been at sea since he was 18, and now, at 51, his tanned face, square jaw, and don't-even-try-bullsh*tting-me stare convey a world-weary air of command. He holds an unlimited master's license, which means he's one of the select few who are qualified to pilot ships of any size, anywhere in the world.

The rest of the story is amazing, with more amazing sea cowboy pictures (he has a VERY motley crew), and it's also too long for this blog. That doesn’t really matter, though, since we’re gonna go buy rustproof spurs and start gettin’ more ugly on us in order to become real men.