Author: Kevin F. McMurray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439107424
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
An in-depth look at the danger of diving the Andrea Doria, the "Everest" of deep-sea diving, by an award-winning journalist and photographer. On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only fifty-one of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the Andrea Doria is still taking lives. Considered the Mount Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the Andrea Doria, pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her—and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream. Deep Descent is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills—or the courage—to go.
Deep Descent
Author: Kevin F. McMurray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439107424
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
An in-depth look at the danger of diving the Andrea Doria, the "Everest" of deep-sea diving, by an award-winning journalist and photographer. On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only fifty-one of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the Andrea Doria is still taking lives. Considered the Mount Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the Andrea Doria, pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her—and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream. Deep Descent is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills—or the courage—to go.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439107424
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
An in-depth look at the danger of diving the Andrea Doria, the "Everest" of deep-sea diving, by an award-winning journalist and photographer. On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only fifty-one of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the Andrea Doria is still taking lives. Considered the Mount Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria is the ultimate deepwater wreck challenge. Over the years, a small but fanatical group of extreme scuba divers have investigated the Andrea Doria, pushing themselves to the very limits of human endurance to explore her—and not all have returned. Diver Kevin McMurray takes you inside this elite club with a hard, honest look at those who go deeper, farther, and closer to the edge than others would ever dream. Deep Descent is the riveting true story of the human spirit overcoming human frailty and of fearsome, mortal risks traded for a hard-core adrenaline rush. Chronicling these adventures in his page-turning narrative and in dozens of dramatic photos, McMurray draws us deeper into the cold heart of the unforgiving sea, giving us a powerful vision of a place to which few will ever have the skills—or the courage—to go.
Diving Adventure
Author: Willard Price
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1782950176
Category : Adventure
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
'He left them there to die . . .' Hal and Roger Hunt dive straight into danger on a specimen-collecting trip to Undersea City. But it's not just sharks and killer whales the brothers have to fear when they are plunged into the depths of another adventure.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1782950176
Category : Adventure
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
'He left them there to die . . .' Hal and Roger Hunt dive straight into danger on a specimen-collecting trip to Undersea City. But it's not just sharks and killer whales the brothers have to fear when they are plunged into the depths of another adventure.
Diving Into Darkness
Author: Phillip Finch
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312383947
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312383947
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.
Deep Cut
Author: Nick Sullivan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997813241
Category : Human sacrifice
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
"Binge-reading at its best." Book Two of the best-selling Deep Series. Divemasters Boone Fischer and Emily Durand find themselves in perilous situations in a variety of Caribbean islands. Action adventure, thriller, and mystery elements.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997813241
Category : Human sacrifice
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
"Binge-reading at its best." Book Two of the best-selling Deep Series. Divemasters Boone Fischer and Emily Durand find themselves in perilous situations in a variety of Caribbean islands. Action adventure, thriller, and mystery elements.
Dive!
Author: Sylvia A. Earle
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The author relates some of her adventures studying and exploring the world's oceans, including tracking whales, living in an underwater laboratory, and helping to design a deep water submarine.
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The author relates some of her adventures studying and exploring the world's oceans, including tracking whales, living in an underwater laboratory, and helping to design a deep water submarine.
Dive In!
Author: Recess Monkey
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
ISBN: 9781943200139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Giggle, burble, and bubble along with this interactive, read-aloud story! Written by acclaimed family music band Recess Monkey, this childrens book is hilarious interactive fun for the whole family!
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
ISBN: 9781943200139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Giggle, burble, and bubble along with this interactive, read-aloud story! Written by acclaimed family music band Recess Monkey, this childrens book is hilarious interactive fun for the whole family!
Scuba Matt's Underwater Adventure
Author: Echo Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736029121
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Matt loves to scuba dive and there is no other place that he would rather be than exploring the ocean. Join Matt on an underwater scuba adventure to meet and learn about sea animals and marine life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736029121
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Matt loves to scuba dive and there is no other place that he would rather be than exploring the ocean. Join Matt on an underwater scuba adventure to meet and learn about sea animals and marine life.
PADI Adventures in Diving Manual
Author: Drew Richardson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878663085
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878663085
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Art of Diving
Author: Nick Hanna
Publisher: Globe Pequot
ISBN: 9781599212272
Category : Scuba diving
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the emotional and sensual feelings of divings and the fascination for underwater creatures and environments, covering landscapes, reefs, caves, wrecks, fish watching, and underwater photography.
Publisher: Globe Pequot
ISBN: 9781599212272
Category : Scuba diving
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the emotional and sensual feelings of divings and the fascination for underwater creatures and environments, covering landscapes, reefs, caves, wrecks, fish watching, and underwater photography.
Twelve Mile Bank
Author: Nicholas Harvey
Publisher: AJ Bailey Adventure Series
ISBN: 9781959627012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A grandfather's tale. A mysterious shipwreck. A race against time. Cayman Islands divemaster AJ Bailey is searching for a long forgotten WWII U-boat at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Armed with nothing more than an adventurous spirit and her late grandfather's tale, she's determined to find the submarine and the secret it protects. When a wealthy treasure hunter shows up with a ruthless crew, AJ becomes entangled in a frantic duel to find the precious piece of history. Diving into the path of merciless killers at treacherous depths, she must fight to keep her grandfather's dream - and herself - alive. Weaving between 1945 and current time, Twelve Mile Bank blends an intriguing historical tale with thrilling modern suspense in book one of the AJ Bailey Adventure series.
Publisher: AJ Bailey Adventure Series
ISBN: 9781959627012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A grandfather's tale. A mysterious shipwreck. A race against time. Cayman Islands divemaster AJ Bailey is searching for a long forgotten WWII U-boat at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Armed with nothing more than an adventurous spirit and her late grandfather's tale, she's determined to find the submarine and the secret it protects. When a wealthy treasure hunter shows up with a ruthless crew, AJ becomes entangled in a frantic duel to find the precious piece of history. Diving into the path of merciless killers at treacherous depths, she must fight to keep her grandfather's dream - and herself - alive. Weaving between 1945 and current time, Twelve Mile Bank blends an intriguing historical tale with thrilling modern suspense in book one of the AJ Bailey Adventure series.