Gina Ward Anderson, 49, the second eldest daughter of Herbert T. Ward, author of the book, “Flight of the Cormoran,” has announced the completion of the reproduction effort and the reintroduction of the book into circulation. The “Flight of the Cormoran” will soon be on the bookshelves on Guam but is available  .

The scarcity of the book  is evidenced by the fact that Anderson and her family have only 10 books from the original publication.

Listen to a personal interview with G.I.N.A. Gina,  of the republication effort of “The Flight of the Cormoran.” It’s a fitting memory of Herbert Ward’s love of diving and treasure hunting escapes that lead to a historic appreciation and preservation of the first recorded history of the Cormoran. It’s also about Guam’s history and a daughter’s undying love for her father Herbert; her way of preserving his life. The Cormoran is one of the World War wreck spectacle in Apra Harbor and is resting next to the other, the Tokai Maru, a Japanese freighter that sank after an attack during World War II.

Anderson said, “The book "Flight of the Cormoran", by Herbert T. Ward has always been a special story, not only for me personally but for the people of Guam. The first shot fired by the Americans in WW1 was fired on Guam, at the Cormoran. That is in the book! My father’s passion for exploring her watery bones and then wanting to know all about her and the things he found became his obsession. Herb Ward made Guam his home and his life and he will always live there in his spirit. He loved Guam. He loved diving and he was proud of his work on researching the story of the Cormoran. My undying love for my father has given me some of his passion in bringing his book back in print for those that really want this special book. I am happy to continue my father’s mission through his book" Flight of the Cormoran".

Herbert T. Ward died on the ship in 1975, which may have been a result of an accident. He was 46 when he died and his ashes were scattered over the Cormoran. It took Gina 20 years to accept her father’s death, never diving while she mourned. She was recertified ten years ago and came to Guam for a closure dive of the SMS Cormoran, her father's passion at Apra Harbor.

Gina Ward Anderson sports a Cormoran/Tokai Maru "T" as guest on The Deep, a one-hour evening talk show on K57 Radio while on Guam in February 2004.

At the time of her father’s death, Gina was a newly married 19-year-old in upstate New York when she was told her father died in a diving accident on the Cormoran. She does not believe there was foul play; but had great difficulty believing he died in a diving accident. Here's what Anderson had to say about the reality of Herbert's death. “We could not believe that it happened because he was such an excellent diver. It took many, many years for me to believe that he died. It’s still hard to believe that he died in an accident. He was pretty invincible when it came to diving…. he’d go down everyday like he did the first day, excited about what he was going to find. I think he was digging around and …. you know… he ran out of air. There was no reserve valve on the tank and … he was too far down in the ship to get back up.”

“Even in his book, [he mentioned] he went down and he pushed it to the limit and he talked about how he almost got in trouble a couple of times…,” Gina said of his propensity to push the limit. “He did it often and he dove alone which he never should do but he did it all the time,” she concluded.