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Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, And The Wreck Of The Andrea Doria
Joe Haberstroh
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Description for Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, And The Wreck Of The Andrea Doria
Paperback. The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world's most dangerous sunken shipwreck. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QSA; WSSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
At 11:10 p.m. on July 25, 1956, the luxurious Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Stockholm forty-five miles south of Nantucket. Half a century later, the wreck of the Andrea Doria is still claiming lives. Professional and amateur divers the world round consider the Andrea Doria to be the Everest of diving. At 225 feet below the surface, the wreck lies at the very edge of human endurance and accomplishment; ordinary air becomes toxic and the divers who go there suffer nitrogen narcosis or "the rapture of the deep." Symptoms include confusion, lack of coordination, and perhaps ... Read more
At 11:10 p.m. on July 25, 1956, the luxurious Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Stockholm forty-five miles south of Nantucket. Half a century later, the wreck of the Andrea Doria is still claiming lives. Professional and amateur divers the world round consider the Andrea Doria to be the Everest of diving. At 225 feet below the surface, the wreck lies at the very edge of human endurance and accomplishment; ordinary air becomes toxic and the divers who go there suffer nitrogen narcosis or "the rapture of the deep." Symptoms include confusion, lack of coordination, and perhaps ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781592283040
SKU
V9781592283040
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About Joe Haberstroh
Joe Haberstroh is the "On the Waters" columnist for Long Island's Newsday. In 1997, he won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the crash of TWA flight 800.
Reviews for Fatal Depth: Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, And The Wreck Of The Andrea Doria
"A gripping true story of treasure hunting and tragedy on the Doria, the world's most dangerous shipwreck."
Daily News "Should be required reading for all divers."
Immersed "Well researched, well interviewed, and written without frills. It doesn't need frills. Wreck diving is already on the edge, an extreme sport with virtually no margin for error. Drama is built in."
National Geographic ... Read more
Daily News "Should be required reading for all divers."
Immersed "Well researched, well interviewed, and written without frills. It doesn't need frills. Wreck diving is already on the edge, an extreme sport with virtually no margin for error. Drama is built in."
National Geographic ... Read more