A Ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of puget sound, rolf neslund was a proud norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic lopez island. Virtually ...A Ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of puget sound, rolf neslund was a proud norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic lopez island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a Ship he was helming crashed into the soaring west Seattle bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80.