Deep Descent
Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria
Atria Books · Print & ebook · July 9, 2002
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A vivid account of shipwreck diving where technical ambition meets the sea’s unforgiving risks.
- Themes
- Extreme diving and mortal risk, Human endurance and frailty, Deep-sea wreck exploration
- Pacing
- Fast
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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.
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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.
The Deepwater Edge
A vivid account of shipwreck diving where technical ambition meets the sea’s unforgiving risks.
Come here for
- The peril and pull of exploring a legendary deep-sea wreck
- A close look at divers testing human endurance
Expect
- A hard-edged narrative about risk, fear, and resolve
- Dramatic photographs alongside the account
Where it sits
| Scuba & Snorkeling | 81% |
|---|---|
| Extreme Sports | 53% |
| Maritime History & Piracy | 33% |
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Publisher categories
- 20th-Century America
- Scuba & Snorkeling
- Maritime History
- Authors
- Kevin F. McMurray
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published
- July 9, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Extreme diving and mortal risk · Human endurance and frailty · Deep-sea wreck exploration
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century America