Diving the China Wreck
Author | : Michael S. Bullard |
Publisher | : Infinity Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0741417375 |
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Author | : Michael S. Bullard |
Publisher | : Infinity Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0741417375 |
Author | : Joe Haberstroh |
Publisher | : Globe Pequot |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781592283040 |
The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world's most dangerous sunken shipwreck.
Author | : Daniel Berg |
Publisher | : Aqua Explorers Inc |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780961616755 |
Author | : Erik A Petkovic Sr |
Publisher | : Dived Up Publications |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-02-27 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 190945530X |
Erik Petkovic’s Lake Erie Technical Wreck Diving Guide is packed with tales of maritime disasters: sailing ships and steamers which foundered, succumbed to storms, collided or were engulfed in flames. There are ships which sank more than once, were involved in wars, slave escapes and catastrophic collisions, plus daring stories of deep salvage, valuable cargoes, submarines, experimental engineering and unidentified wrecks. The guide brings to life the rediscovered history of the ships, passengers and crews. Then there are the dives themselves. Some of the wrecks are remarkably intact for their age. Amongst the features which can be seen are wooden ships’ wheels, standing masts, rudders, propellers, portholes, engines, boilers and steamship hogging arches. Each chapter describes the history, current condition, location, dimensions, hazards and highlights of an individual wreck. The author’s original research, contributor photos and archive materials help bring these 19 enticing, challenging, rarely dived wrecks to life. ‘Meticulously researched, nicely composed, beautifully illustrated. I wish I had written this book.’– Gary Gentile 'Any technical diver considering diving on any of these wrecks should first read this one-of-a-kind book!’– Joe Porter, Publisher, Wreck Diving Magazine
Author | : Frank Pope |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780156033299 |
In THE DRAGON SEA, Frank Pope recounts the story of a highly successful yet also ill-fated underwater archeological expedition off the coast of Vietnam. For years, fisherman in one particular stretch of water that not just been pulling fish up in their nets but 15th-century Chinese porcelain. Unable to fund an expedition itself, the Vietnamese government authorized Mensun Bound, an Oxford University archaeologist, to excavate the site. Bound teamed up with a Malasian businessman named Ong Soo Hin, who offered to pay for the excavation in exchange for the right to auction off some of the precious cargo recovered. Things went well until typhoon season arrived. The expedition was in mortal danger and the relationship between Bound and Hin disintegrated. Frank Pope was there through it all, and tells the full story of this expedition and the stakes involved, and shows how the unholy alliance of archeologists and profit can lead to disastrous consequences.
Author | : Kevin F. McMurray |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2002-07-09 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1439107424 |
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.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Historic ships |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Keatts |
Publisher | : Aqua Quest Publications |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1999-07-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
This comprehensive guide is for both beginning and advanced divers. It tells how to find wrecks, details the equipment and techniques needed, explains safety concerns, and teaches how to recover artifacts and preserve them. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author | : Jianzhong Song |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2022-10-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9811686750 |
This book initiatively and systematically presents the latest discoveries in the context of shipwreck archaeology in China, telling the exciting story of the wrecks’ distribution, connotation and the research advances and empirically reconstructing the development of overseas trade and maritime cultures along the Maritime Silk Road, which flourished for more than 2000 years. The book features numerous high-quality images and comprehensively describes and reviews the development of the methodologies and technologies used in China’s underwater archaeology and underwater cultural heritage administration in recent decades.
Author | : Gary Gentile |
Publisher | : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
Written for the diver with considerable scuba experience, a sense of adventure, and a yen to explore shipwreck sites, this work is amply illustrated and covers all the important aspects of the popular sport: approach, techniques, safety, wreck penetration, and decompression methods, as well as the details of artifact recovery and restoration. In addition, the author includes invaluable tips on underwater photography. Gary Gentile, a professional photographer and experienced shipwreck diver, has enlivened his text with anecdotes that may make even timid sports enthusiasts want to don diving gear.