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« Reply #660 on: February 09, 2009, 07:47:36 AM »

February 9, 2009  -Hans Mos, the head of the Public Prosecutor's Office on Aruba, is to quit his position this summer. He has shed no light on the reasons for his early departure.
The most important case handled during his tenure was that of Natalee Holloway, the US student who disappeared from the island in 2005. The case, which is still not closed and which is estimated to have cost more than seven and a half million euros, has led to increasing criticism of Mr Mos.

The announcement of his departure comes at a time when relationships between Aruba and the Netherlands are strained. The Aruban Justice Minister, Rudy Kroes, has accused the Netherlands of spying after serious allegations about Aruban Prime Minister Nelson Oduber and a member of Mr Kroes' family were found in a confidential document produced by the Dutch delegation to the island.

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« Reply #661 on: February 09, 2009, 08:40:38 AM »

February 9, 2009  -Hans Mos, the head of the Public Prosecutor's Office on Aruba, is to quit his position this summer. He has shed no light on the reasons for his early departure.
The most important case handled during his tenure was that of Natalee Holloway, the US student who disappeared from the island in 2005. The case, which is still not closed and which is estimated to have cost more than seven and a half million euros, has led to increasing criticism of Mr Mos.

The announcement of his departure comes at a time when relationships between Aruba and the Netherlands are strained. The Aruban Justice Minister, Rudy Kroes, has accused the Netherlands of spying after serious allegations about Aruban Prime Minister Nelson Oduber and a member of Mr Kroes' family were found in a confidential document produced by the Dutch delegation to the island.

http://www.avsnewsonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2728&Itemid=54





So, is Mos "quitting" this summer -- or is "fired" immediately? 
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« Reply #662 on: February 09, 2009, 10:15:36 AM »

Thank you for the informative discussion today everyone, it was a welcomed change.

I'm off to catch some flies.



Enjoy your "dinner". I always look forward to reading on the NH thread, and enjoy your insight and thoroughness

Islandmonkey, have you got anything on CalDive out of Louisiana?
You have been a great help today.

Magnolia~just getting started on the CalDive, here are a few items so far, if you wnat me to look for something very specific, just let me know.......
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« Reply #663 on: February 09, 2009, 10:51:21 AM »

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Chief Public Prosecutor Hans Mos returns to the Netherlands this summer. He’s going to hold a yet unknown position in the Dutch Public Prosecutor.

ORANJESTAD — Hans Mos resigns his position as Chief Public Prosecutor.  As a result of the statements in the leaked-out VNO-report, Justice-minister Rudy Croes has supposedly ordered him and also prosecutor Kasper van der Schaft to leave.
This appeared in this morning’s daily newspaper Trouw. It’s not clear what the leak-out exactly has to do with the dismissal.  Based on their contract, both Mos and Van der Schaft had still another year in office. In a conversation with the Wereldomroep, minister Plenipotentiary in the Netherlands, Frido Croes denies the fact that the early departure of Mos has something to do with the leaked-out VNO-report.  He says that Van der Schaft leaves because ‘his contract has run out’.
Public Prosecution's Office (OM)-spokesperson Ann Angela has only confirmed yesterday that Mos leaves in the summer. According to an official statement of the OM, Harm Brouwer, chairman of the Dutch College of procurators general and with that the highest boss of the OM in the Netherlands, Mos was offered two positions with the OM in the Netherlands last Monday.  Mos will decide on one of these positions before this coming March 1st.
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« Reply #664 on: February 09, 2009, 11:05:19 AM »

Cal Dive International
http://www.caldive.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Corporate Governance
http://www.caldive.com/CorporateGovernance/tabid/55/Default.aspx

Join the Cal Dive Team
http://www.caldive.com/JoinTheCalDiveTeam/tabid/70/Default.aspx

Contact Information
http://www.caldive.com/ContactInformation/tabid/65/Default.aspx

Investor Relations
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=201396&p=irol-IRHome

SEC Filings
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=201396&p=irol-sec

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« Reply #665 on: February 09, 2009, 12:36:54 PM »

Hello all. This is my first post to the Natalee Holloway thread even though I've been a sometimes lurker here for a while. I've tried to keep up on the latest conversations here so if these questions are repeating anything, my apologies.

I've come across a website by a Dr. Andrew G. Hodges at http://forensicthoughtprints.com/aruba/default.html. His field of expertise seems to be "forensic thoughtprints" which he explains as "A thoughtprint is unconscious communication hidden within verbal or written communication." His website describes his "ground-breaking" investigative technique as being of valuable assistance to police agencies. It sounds kind of like that new ABC TV show, "Lie to Me" where suspects give away information they don't intend to give away.

The link above is to his personal journal as a member of the Persistence Team and details his experiences onboard that boat. He includes numerous photographs. His journal details his experiences onboard Persistence between 12/18/07 and 1/2/08.

So... my first question is, assuming that this gentleman is an absolute expert in his field, of what value was that expertise to undersea exploration and the evaluation of any possible gathered physical evidence?

He does state on his website about a conversation he had with Louis Schaffer and Tim Miller, "We discussed where my profile of suspects' statements showed the body to be. Tim Miller's intuition and experience pointed much in the same direction as my forensic analysis." So, perhaps he was there to analyze the things that people had said in this case. Still, what does this thoughtprint expertise have to do with the technical aspects and logistics of deep-sea exploration? Does thoughtprint analysis require being onboard a deep-sea diving boat?

Also, in this journal, he makes it clear that he was in contact with Dave Holloway to keep Mr. Holloway aprised of the investigation's progress. Was this why he was included as a member of the team?

He makes no mention at all of Aruban officials halting the work of the Persistence crew so that the Aruban officials could remove evidence. In fact, he probably wasn't on the boat at all when those events took place. He says he went home to Alabama but returned to Aruba on December 29 when the ROV team began their work and he monitored the whole business by phone (with Tim Miller who was onboard).

He posts links to more information on the main page of his website:  http://forensicthoughtprints.com/. There are links there to his interview on SM Radio with Dana Pretzer.

If this man is trained in deep analysis of what people say and do and write, why would a detail like interference from Aruban officials not even rate a mention in his journal?

What does anyone here at SM know about this gentleman and his involvement in Natalee's case and/or the Persistence? Is he one of the good guys? Or not?
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« Reply #666 on: February 09, 2009, 12:42:51 PM »

Thank you for the informative discussion today everyone, it was a welcomed change.

I'm off to catch some flies.



Enjoy your "dinner". I always look forward to reading on the NH thread, and enjoy your insight and thoroughness

Islandmonkey, have you got anything on CalDive out of Louisiana?
You have been a great help today.


MAGNOLIA~I JUST GOT OFF THE BLOOMBERG AND CALDIVE ACQUIRED SUPERIOR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL THRU A DIVESTITURE ON 6/30/08 FOR 12MM   Attached it the bloomberg page for Cal Dive and their Corporate Action Calendar. so at least we know where superior offshore landed...
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« Reply #667 on: February 09, 2009, 12:47:12 PM »

Thank you for the informative discussion today everyone, it was a welcomed change.

I'm off to catch some flies.



Enjoy your "dinner". I always look forward to reading on the NH thread, and enjoy your insight and thoroughness

Islandmonkey, have you got anything on CalDive out of Louisiana?
You have been a great help today.


MAGNOLIA~I JUST GOT OFF THE BLOOMBERG AND CALDIVE ACQUIRED SUPERIOR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL THRU A DIVESTITURE ON 6/30/08 FOR 12MM   Attached it the bloomberg page for Cal Dive and their Corporate Action Calendar. so at least we know where superior offshore landed...

There we go!Great work Island Monkey!!!
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« Reply #668 on: February 09, 2009, 12:49:11 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 
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« Reply #669 on: February 09, 2009, 12:52:45 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

On top of what 2nj is saying it would be interesting to see if any of the culprits in the collapse of Superior Offshore invested in CalDive,and or Helix???
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« Reply #670 on: February 09, 2009, 12:55:04 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

Yes mam~according the the Bloomberg, it's on the last sheet I attached to my post and was approved by the bankruptcy court effective 6/11/08
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« Reply #671 on: February 09, 2009, 01:01:44 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

On top of what 2nj is saying it would be interesting to see if any of the culprits in the collapse of Superior Offshore invested in CalDive,and or Helix???

I will keep working on it~but the acquisition was nicely timed don't you think.
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« Reply #672 on: February 09, 2009, 01:02:33 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

Yes mam~according the the Bloomberg, it's on the last sheet I attached to my post and was approved by the bankruptcy court effective 6/11/08

Thanks....I was just reading an article about CalDive buying back some of it's stock from Helix in January, 2009.   I wish I had a better knowledge of these things.  (sorry, forgot to bring the link over, but I can find it pretty easily.)
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« Reply #673 on: February 09, 2009, 01:06:08 PM »

Here is some more info that I found on Louis E Schaefer and Schaefer Holdings LLC...Hope its not duplicates.. 

 http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/insiderTrading?symbol=DEEPQ.PK

http://markets.chron.com/chron?GUID=3806368&Page=MediaViewer&Ticker=deep

http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/PeopleFilingResults.aspx?PersonID=4265740&PersonName=LOUIS%20E.%20SCHAEFER

http://www.foundationsearch.com/fs-html/newrf100.asp


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« Reply #674 on: February 09, 2009, 01:06:10 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

On top of what 2nj is saying it would be interesting to see if any of the culprits in the collapse of Superior Offshore invested in CalDive,and or Helix???

I will keep working on it~but the acquisition was nicely timed don't you think.

Thanx IslandMonkey!How long would a deal like this have to be in the works?Would negotiations have started before the search started,and or during??
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« Reply #675 on: February 09, 2009, 01:09:16 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

Yes mam~according the the Bloomberg, it's on the last sheet I attached to my post and was approved by the bankruptcy court effective 6/11/08

How does this news story from January 26, 2009 relate to all those business goings-on?

Cal Dive To Buy Back 12.6% Of Its Shares From Parent Helix

TEL AVIV -- Cal Dive International Inc., the Houston provider of offshore construction services to the energy industry, definitively agreed to buy 13.6 million of its shares, a 12.6% holding, from Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., the companies said in separate statements late on Sunday. The move reduces Helix's holding in Cal Dive to 51% from 57%. Cal Dive will pay $6.34 a share, or $86 million, for the holding. The deal price is about 2% below the 30-day average trading price of the stock as of Jan. 16, Helix said. Cal Dive shares closed on Friday at $7.01. Cal Dive said the terms were approved by a panel of four of its directors who aren't also directors of Helix. Helix, the Houston offshore-energy-services company, said it will use the funds for general purposes. Cal Dive said it will fund the purchase via its revolving-credit line. It said the buyback is "attractive at current trading prices."
[posted on FoxBusiness.com at http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/cal-dive-buy--shares-parent-helix/ ]


It seems Cal Dive is doing pretty well if they can buy back shares of their own company. How does their success or lack thereof relate to the Natalee Holloway case or any of the major players in the investigation into Natalee's disappearance?  Can or did this company or its directors influence the efforts made to investigate what happened to Natalee?
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« Reply #676 on: February 09, 2009, 01:11:14 PM »

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=94139&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1247879&highlight=

Press Release
Helix Enters Stock Sale Agreement with Cal Dive
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2009--Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) reports that it has entered into a definitive stock repurchase agreement with Cal Dive International, Inc. (NYSE:DVR), a majority-owned subsidiary, pursuant to which it will sell to Cal Dive 13,564,669 shares of Cal Dive's common stock for total consideration equal to $86,000,000 or $6.34 per share. The purchase price represents an approximate 2% discount to the 30 day average trading price of Cal Dive's common stock as of January 16, 2009. Helix expects to close the transaction in the near future and will use the proceeds of the sale for general corporate purposes. After the consummation of this transaction Helix will own 47,942,022 of the 93,946,409 shares of Cal Dive common stock outstanding such that Helix's ownership interest is reduced from approximately 57% to approximately 51% of Cal Dive.

Owen Kratz, the Helix's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented that "We believe that this is another step in our previously announced strategy of unlocking the asset value in the Company by divesting of assets outside of our core business focus while simultaneously providing the Company with additional liquidity which we believe is important in the current economic environment."

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« Reply #677 on: February 09, 2009, 01:16:56 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

Yes mam~according the the Bloomberg, it's on the last sheet I attached to my post and was approved by the bankruptcy court effective 6/11/08

How does this news story from January 26, 2009 relate to all those business goings-on?

Cal Dive To Buy Back 12.6% Of Its Shares From Parent Helix

TEL AVIV -- Cal Dive International Inc., the Houston provider of offshore construction services to the energy industry, definitively agreed to buy 13.6 million of its shares, a 12.6% holding, from Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., the companies said in separate statements late on Sunday. The move reduces Helix's holding in Cal Dive to 51% from 57%. Cal Dive will pay $6.34 a share, or $86 million, for the holding. The deal price is about 2% below the 30-day average trading price of the stock as of Jan. 16, Helix said. Cal Dive shares closed on Friday at $7.01. Cal Dive said the terms were approved by a panel of four of its directors who aren't also directors of Helix. Helix, the Houston offshore-energy-services company, said it will use the funds for general purposes. Cal Dive said it will fund the purchase via its revolving-credit line. It said the buyback is "attractive at current trading prices."
[posted on FoxBusiness.com at http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/cal-dive-buy--shares-parent-helix/ ]


It seems Cal Dive is doing pretty well if they can buy back shares of their own company. How does their success or lack thereof relate to the Natalee Holloway case or any of the major players in the investigation into Natalee's disappearance?  Can or did this company or its directors influence the efforts made to investigate what happened to Natalee?

Can someone answer Oldie's question?I'm not sure i could answer it quite right!TIA
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« Reply #678 on: February 09, 2009, 01:17:30 PM »

Thanks, islandmonkey.   So if CalDive is a subsidiary of Helix, then was Superior Offshore absorbed into CalDive brand? 

Yes mam~according the the Bloomberg, it's on the last sheet I attached to my post and was approved by the bankruptcy court effective 6/11/08

How does this news story from January 26, 2009 relate to all those business goings-on?

Cal Dive To Buy Back 12.6% Of Its Shares From Parent Helix

TEL AVIV -- Cal Dive International Inc., the Houston provider of offshore construction services to the energy industry, definitively agreed to buy 13.6 million of its shares, a 12.6% holding, from Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., the companies said in separate statements late on Sunday. The move reduces Helix's holding in Cal Dive to 51% from 57%. Cal Dive will pay $6.34 a share, or $86 million, for the holding. The deal price is about 2% below the 30-day average trading price of the stock as of Jan. 16, Helix said. Cal Dive shares closed on Friday at $7.01. Cal Dive said the terms were approved by a panel of four of its directors who aren't also directors of Helix. Helix, the Houston offshore-energy-services company, said it will use the funds for general purposes. Cal Dive said it will fund the purchase via its revolving-credit line. It said the buyback is "attractive at current trading prices."
[posted on FoxBusiness.com at http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/cal-dive-buy--shares-parent-helix/ ]


It seems Cal Dive is doing pretty well if they can buy back shares of their own company. How does their success or lack thereof relate to the Natalee Holloway case or any of the major players in the investigation into Natalee's disappearance?  Can or did this company or its directors influence the efforts made to investigate what happened to Natalee?

Welcome to this discussion which came about due to recent postings about the Persistence water search for Natalee.  Not being sure how much you've read here, it's hard to summarize in a post. 
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« Reply #679 on: February 09, 2009, 01:17:51 PM »

What do you think Tamikosmom and Jen3560.Just get's better and better!
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