Expedition Britannic

‘A cracking book that will be of interest to any diver, and many others. From my perspective, if I need to persuade anyone why I love deep diving then I’ll simply hand them a copy and wait for them to ask how they can sign up.’- SCUBA magazine; ‘Expedition Britannic brings armchair divers closer than we’ve ever been to this magnificent wreck and perhaps will inspire one or two to get out of their armchair and experience it for themselves.’- Encyclopaedia Titanica; ‘Done extremely well… The writing is crisp, well-organised and doesn’t get bogged down in needless detail…. it is readily accessible to any level of diver… [and] the photography from depth is way beyond what we usually expect’– Diver magazine; ‘Expedition Britannic will appeal to recreational divers who look up (or rather, down) in awe at our technical cousins; it will appeal to technical divers wishing to see how it was done; and it will certainly appeal to White Star line aficionados who want a fresh look at how Britannic appears today.’- British Diver; ‘Incredible… the images are stunning. But the really impressive achievement is to make it accessible for non-technical divers whilst also having all the detail that more experienced ones will want’- Dominic Robinson, Officer in Charge Joint Service Sub Aqua Diving Centre / BSAC Technical Chief Examiner; ‘Rick Ayrton’s photography is a marvellous way to help visualise one of the great diving treasures and archaeological monuments lying at the bottom of the Kea Channel, effectively helping to make the Britannic accessible to the host of divers and maritime historians who may never have the privilege of experiencing the thrill or excitement of visiting the wreck in person. Hand in hand with a revealing narration of what it actually takes to get there in the first place, along with details of the day-to-day problems and hazards which can so easily occur, it can only help to prepare any dive team contemplating their own visit to the ‘Mount Everest’ of technical diving.‘- Simon Mills, maritime historian, owner of HMHS Britannic; ‘Rick’s scooter driven photographic epic is a fresh take on a wreck that many of us are familiar with, but are also distant from. You see things from a new viewpoint, the whole fore deck, the propellers from below, a new angle showing there is plenty of life left in “the old girl”. Nice one!’– Kieran Hatton, ; ‘I will never forget Rick’s photographs. It was what we were waiting for every day, after every dive’- Yannis Tzavelakos (from the Foreword).

Rick Ayrton is a technical rebreather diver and deep wreck photography specialist. He has won several underwater photography awards, is the current Chairman of the Bristol Underwater Photography Group (BUPG) and a member of the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSOUP). He was involved in the filming of both series of Deep Wreck Mysteries and has written a number of articles for the diving press, including 990 Magazine, Sport Diver, Diver and Scuba.