Fatal Depth, 9781592283040
Paperback
The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world’s most dangerous sunken shipwreck.

Fatal Depth

deep sea diving, china fever, and the wreck of the andrea doria

$55.74

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2004

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Summary

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781592283040
ISBN-10:1592283047
Series:Lyons Press
Author:Joe Haberstroh
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:The Lyons Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Edition:1st
Release Date:31 May 2004
Weight:425g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

“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 Adventure”[This is] a well-narrated tale. Haberstroh does a deft job of laying out the character and motivations of five ill-fated divers and their guide…And Haberstroh’s restraint serves him well, giving the book a fully informed breadth … a solid, intriguing contribution to the genre.” –Seattle Times and Post Intelligencer”Haberstroh gives about as close a look at the world below that you’ll get without strapping on a set of steel 120s.“–St. Petersburg Times”An extremely well-researched and fast-paced book.“–East Hampton Star

About The Author

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.

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