A well known sailor of Chinese American descent, Elmer Lee, was sent by Life magazine in the early ‘50s to report on the marriage customs of a remote Patagonian community. Nothing was heard from him for eighteen months and the magazine became worried for the safety of Lee and his crew. They sent a second ship to search for him and hired an ex-naval captain to lead the expedition. After many weeks Lee and his men were found stranded in a shallow bay on the coast of Tierra Del Fuego. The Captain of the rescue expedition addressed the leader of the stranded crew with these immortal words “Ah! Sweet Mister Lee of Life, at last I’ve found you.”